London is the main target with additional raids on Southampton and Portsmouth. Night: London, Liverpool and Manchester are the main targets. Weather: Mainly fair, but generally cloudy. Enemy Action by Day The weather across southern Britain on 1 October 1940 was generally cloudy but fair. Although visibility was moderate, the Luftwaffe maintained pressure on RAF […]
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Wednesday 2 October 1940
Fighter sweeps on south-east London and Biggin Hill. Night: London once again is the main target. Manchester, Usworth and Aberdeen also raided. Weather: Blue skies during the day with cloud building up later. Enemy Action by Day The day opened under clear blue skies, with cloud building later in the afternoon. Fine visibility enabled the […]
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Thursday 3 October 1940
Scattered raids on East Anglia and southern England. Night: London and its suburbs attacked. Weather: Rain and drizzle in the Channel. Visibility down to 500 yards in places. Enemy Action by Day Thursday, 3 October 1940, was dominated by persistent low cloud, drizzle, and poor visibility—especially along the Channel and in southeastern England—where visual range […]
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Friday 4 October 1940
Stream of single raiders on London and the south-east. Night: Continuing raids on London. Liverpool also bombed. Weather: Mist, rain and poor visibility throughout the day. Fog at night. Enemy Action by Day Persistent mist and rain blanketed much of southern England on 4 October 1940, restricting visibility and limiting large-scale operations by either side. […]
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Saturday 5 October 1940
Targets in Kent and Southampton attacked. Night: Raids on London and East Anglian airfields. Weather: Local showers in most parts, bright periods. Winds light and variable. Enemy Action by Day On 5 October 1940, local showers and bright intervals were reported across most regions, with light and variable winds. In these conditions, the Luftwaffe mounted […]
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Sunday 6 October 1940
Small formations attacked London and East Anglia. Night: Very quiet. Weather: Dull with continuous rain all day. Enemy Action by Day Persistent rain and low cloud across southern England and the Channel region on 6 October 1940 led to a significant reduction in Luftwaffe operations. Continuous poor visibility rendered large-scale coordinated attacks impractical, and instead, […]
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Monday 7 October 1940
Mixed force of bombers and fighters attacked Yeovil. Night: Major raids on London and Merseyside. Lesser attacks from Harwich to Newcastle and the Firth of Forth. Weather: Occasional showers. Visibility fair with variable cloud. Enemy Action by Day German reconnaissance and patrol activity began shortly after dawn. Between 07:00 and 08:00 hours, several Luftwaffe aircraft […]
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Tuesday 8 October 1940
Further raids on London. Night: Widespread raids on London and its suburbs. Weather: Cloudy in the south-east but fair. High winds. Enemy Action by Day Cloudy weather prevailed across the southeast of England on 8 October 1940, though conditions remained generally fair, with good visibility in many areas. High winds hampered fighter operations throughout much […]
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Wednesday 9 October 1940
London and airfields bombed. Night: Heavy raid on London. Weather: Cloudy in the Channel with rain in northern France and the Straits of Dover. Enemy Action by Day Cloud and rain in northern France and over the Channel delayed Luftwaffe operations until late morning. Visibility over southeastern England remained fair to good throughout the day, […]
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Thursday 10 October 1940
Raids over Kent, London suburbs and Weymouth. Night: London, Manchester and fifteen airfields attacked. Weather: Showery with bright intervals. Haze in the Thames Estuary and East Anglia. Enemy Action by Day The weather on 10 October brought intermittent showers with bright intervals. Haze persisted over the Thames Estuary and East Anglia, limiting visibility in some […]