Fighter-bomber raids on London and Kent. Night: Raids on London, the Midlands, Manchester and Liverpool. Weather: Cloudy with local showers chiefly in the north and east. Enemy Action by Day Weather conditions across southern Britain on 26 October 1940 were variable, with clearer skies in the southeast and scattered cloud pushing across the Channel. These […]
1940
27
Oct
Sunday 27 October 1940
Mainly fighter and fighter-bomber sweeps. Night: Widespread raids with London the main target. Weather: Cloudy all day except for brighter weather in the late morning. Enemy Action by Day Cloudy conditions persisted across much of the country, with brighter intervals during the late morning. Enemy activity began at first light and continued intermittently throughout the […]
28
Oct
Monday 28 October 1940
Convoy off Dover and shipping in the Thames Estuary attacked. London attacked during the afternoon. Night: Widespread attacks across the country. Weather: Misty in northern France. Fog over the Thames Estuary and Straits clearing later. Enemy Action by Day Weather across southern Britain on 28 October 1940 was mixed, with broken cloud over the Channel […]
29
Oct
Tuesday 29 October 1940
London and Southampton raided. Night: Heavy raids on London and the Midlands. Weather: Channel overcast. Haze in northern France and Dover Straits. Enemy Action by Day Weather conditions across southern England on 29 October 1940 were variable, with clearer periods inland and broken cloud over the Channel. The morning opened with renewed Luftwaffe reconnaissance over […]
30
Oct
Wednesday 30 October 1940
Nuisance raids on a reduced scale. Night: Activity reduced. Weather: Low cloud and continuous drizzle in all regions. Enemy Action by Day Weather across southern England on 30 October 1940 was unsettled, with low cloud and intermittent rain reducing visibility in parts of the southeast, while clearer intervals developed inland. After several days of heavy […]
31
Oct
Thursday 31 October 1940
Fighter-bomber and fighter sweeps. Night: Activity greatly reduced. Weather: Drizzle in the Channel, haze in the Thames estuary and Dover Straits. Enemy Action by Day The final day of October 1940 opened with only scattered Luftwaffe activity over Britain, marking one of the quietest periods since early summer and coinciding—though not yet recognised at the […]