Footage of No. 64 Squadron Spitfires and No. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron Hurricanes operating from RAF Kenley, 1940. Source: British Pathé
1940
27
Jul
28
Jul
Sunday 28 July 1940
Shipping attacked off Dover and south coast ports. Night: Minelaying from Thames Estuary to Humber. Scattered raiders over England and Wales. Weather: Fine early. Fair for the rest of the day, clouding over in the evening. Main Activity: At 1335 hours, a significant enemy raid was detected crossing the Dover Straits. Twenty-four Spitfires from Nos. […]
29
Jul
Monday 29 July 1940
Convoy off Dover raided. Night: Activity on a reduced scale over land. Weather: Fair all over Britain. Thames Estuary and Dover hazy. Main Activity: At 0734 hours, a formidable enemy formation consisting of forty-eight Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers from IV/LG 1, II/StG 1, and II/StG 3, escorted by eighty Bf 109s from JG 51 and […]
29
Jul
Nazi Bombers Beaten Off
Newsreel footage “Nazi Bombers Beaten Off”, 29 July 1940. Source: British Pathé
30
Jul
Tuesday 30 July 1940
Raids on convoys off Orfordness, Clacton and Harwich. Night: South Wales and midlands. Weather: Unsettled, with drizzle and low cloud. Main Activity: At 1212 hours, three Spitfires from No. 603 Squadron intercepted a Heinkel He 111 from 8./KG 26 southwest of Montrose. The Spitfires successfully shot down the enemy bomber, but intense return fire damaged […]
31
Jul
Wednesday 31 July 1940
Widespread attacks on shipping in south, south-east and south-west coastal waters. Dover balloon barrage. Night: South Wales and Thames raided. Weather: Fair all over the country with temperatures slightly above average. Channel and Straits hazy. Main Activity: Shortly before 0730 hours, three Hurricanes from No. 111 Squadron intercepted a Junkers Ju 88 from III/KG 76 […]