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 […]
1940
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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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Oct
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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Oct
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 […]
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Oct
Friday 11 October 1940
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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Oct
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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Oct
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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Oct
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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Oct
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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Oct
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 […]