Convoy off Dover raided. Night: Activity on a reduced scale over land. Weather: Fair all over Britain. Thames Estuary and Dover hazy. Enemy Action by Day Weather conditions were generally fair across Britain, with haze affecting visibility in the Thames Estuary and Dover. These ideal flying conditions allowed the Luftwaffe to resume large-scale operations after […]
1940
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Tuesday 30 July 1940
Raids on convoys off Orfordness, Clacton and Harwich. Night: South Wales and midlands. Weather: Unsettled, with drizzle and low cloud. Enemy Action by Day Tuesday, 30 July 1940, was marked by unsettled conditions, with low cloud and persistent drizzle limiting large-scale aerial activity. Despite the poor weather, several sharp encounters occurred over coastal and inland […]
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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. Enemy Action by Day Wednesday, 31 July 1940, brought fair weather across the United Kingdom, with temperatures slightly above average […]
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Aug
Thursday 1 August 1940
East and south coast shipping attacked. Night: South Wales and midlands targets. Minelaying in Thames Estuary and north-east coast Scottish coast. Weather: Fair in most districts with Straits and Channel overcast. Low cloud dispersing during the day. Warmer. The day opened under largely fair skies across much of Britain, though the Channel and Straits remained […]
02
Aug
Friday 2 August 1940
Shipping attacked in Channel and east coast. Night: South Wales and the Midlands. Weather: Mainly fine in the north but cloudy in the east. Channel cloudy. Drizzle in Dover Straits. Enemy Action by Day The day began with mixed meteorological conditions across the British Isles. While the north experienced largely fine weather, the eastern counties […]
03
Aug
Saturday 3 August 1940
Mainly shipping reconnaissance in Channel. Night: South Wales, with some raids continuing to Liverpool, Crewe and Bradford areas. Weather: Mainly dull with bright patches. Cloud base 4,000ft. Visibility two to five miles. On this day, the Luftwaffe General Staff formalised its operational plan for the aerial destruction of RAF Fighter Command, known as Adlerangriff (Eagle […]
04
Aug
Sunday 4 August 1940
Reconnaissance along the south coast and Bristol Channel. Night: Little activity. Weather: Fair to fine early. Cloudy with bright intervals at midday, clearing in the evening. Enemy Action by Day Luftwaffe activity on 4 August 1940 remained relatively limited, likely restrained by weather conditions affecting both the Channel and northern France. During daylight hours, German […]
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Aug
Monday 5 August 1940
Shipping in Straits attacked. Night: Minelaying between the Wash and the Tay. Weather: Temperatures high. Fine weather with slight haze in the Channel. Enemy Action by Day The return of fine weather on 5 August 1940 brought renewed Luftwaffe activity across Britain’s skies. With clear conditions and only light haze over the Channel, reconnaissance flights […]
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Aug
Tuesday 6 August 1940
Little activity Night: Minelaying off east and south-east coasts. Weather: Generally cloudy with fairly strong winds. Cloud ceiling 3,000 – 5,000 ft. Enemy Action by Day Luftwaffe operations on 6 August were again muted due to persistent cloud cover and moderate winds. The morning opened with a low-level bombing raid on RAF Llandow, a satellite […]
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Aug
Wednesday 7 August 1940
Convoy reconnaissances. Convoy off Cromer attacked. Night: Widespread raids from Thames Estuary to Aberdeen and from Poole, Dorset, to Land’s End and Liverpool. Weather: Mainly fair with cloud and thunderstorms in eastern districts. South-eastern districts cloudy. Winds variable. Enemy Action by Day The main Luftwaffe action during the day centred on convoy reconnaissance and one […]