Targets in Kent, Sussex and Weymouth attacked. Night: Raids on London, Liverpool, Manchester and Tyne and Tees. Weather: Mainly fair apart from showers in coastal areas. Fog developed during the night. Enemy Action by Day The weather across much of southern England remained generally fair, with isolated showers in coastal regions. Fog developed during the […]
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Saturday 12 October 1940
London and suburbs are again the main targets. Night: Generally quiet, but some damage to the National Gallery. Weather: Widespread mist and fog during the day, clearing later. Enemy Action by Day Saturday, 12 October 1940, began under widespread mist and fog across southern England, which persisted into the early afternoon. As visibility gradually improved, […]
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Activities At A Bomber Station
Newsreel footage of No. 139 Squadron RAF based at Horsham St. Faith, 12 October 1940. Source: British Pathé
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Sunday 13 October 1940
Targets in Kent and London raided. Night: London, Bristol, Wales, Liverpool, Birmingham and Birkenhead all bombed. Weather: Early fog clearing to blue skies. Cloud later. Enemy Action by Day Sunday, 13 October 1940, opened under thick fog across the southeast and Channel areas, limiting early operations to scattered reconnaissance flights. These probing sorties monitored convoy […]
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Monday 14 October 1940
Widespread limited attacks. Night: Serious and widespread damage to London. Coventry also damaged. Weather: Occasional rain or drizzle spreading to the south-east. Enemy action by day Monday, 14 October 1940, saw reduced Luftwaffe operations owing to deteriorating weather conditions, with rain and overcast skies affecting much of southern and eastern England. Nonetheless, several scattered attacks […]
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Tuesday 15 October 1940
London, the Thames Estuary and Kent all attacked. Night: Unusually heavy attack on London and Birmingham. Weather: Fair but cloudy in the Straits. Clear, moonlit night. Enemy Action by Day Tuesday, 15 October 1940, began with further adaptation by RAF Fighter Command in response to evolving German air tactics. With Luftwaffe bombers largely withdrawn from […]
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Wednesday 16 October 1940
Quiet. Night: Limited attack on London by single aircraft. Weather: Fog widespread in Germany and France. Wet and misty night. Enemy Action by Day Wednesday, 16 October 1940, marked a day of reduced but persistent Luftwaffe pressure on the United Kingdom, constrained in scale by widespread fog and poor visibility across occupied Europe. While large-scale […]
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Thursday 17 October 1940
Fighter-bomber attacks on London and Kent. Night: Raids on London, Liverpool and Birmingham. Weather: Bright intervals with some showers. Enemy Action by Day Thursday, 17 October 1940, brought intermittent clear spells across much of southern England, punctuated by occasional showers. This brief improvement in weather enabled the Luftwaffe to resume fighter-bomber operations over London and […]
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Hot Moments At A Fighter Station
Newsreel footage of No. 66 Squadron RAF based at Gravesend, September 1940. The film also includes a brief shot of Uffz Ernst Poschenrieder’s wrecked Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 of 7./JG 53 after it was shot down at Broom Hill, Strood, Rochester on 30 September 1940. Source: British Pathé
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Friday 18 October 1940
Relatively quiet. Night: Raids on a reduced scale. Weather: Fog in Straits of Dover and Thames Estuary. Visibility poor. Enemy Action by Day Friday, 18 October 1940, was marked by a decline in large-scale operations across both air and sea, with prevailing weather conditions playing a decisive role in limiting enemy activity. Thick fog blanketed […]