Heavy attacks on London and Bristol. Night: Further raids on London, Merseyside and the Midlands. Weather: Fair in the extreme south and south-west. Cloudy in the Channel with light rain over southern England. Enemy Action by Day The 27th of September marked one of the heaviest and most disastrous days of the campaign for the […]
1940
28
Sep
Saturday 28 September 1940
Raids on London and the Solent area. Night: Continued attacks on London. Weather: The Channel, Straits and Thames Estuary cloudy otherwise generally fair to fine. Enemy Action by Day The day opened with generally fair to fine weather across much of Britain, though the Channel, the Straits, and the Thames Estuary were marked by patches […]
29
Sep
Sunday 29 September 1940
Reduced activity in the south-east and East Anglia. Night: Raids on London and Merseyside. Weather: Fine at the start and end of the day, cloudy in-between. Enemy Action by Day The weather remained generally fine, though cloud cover dominated the middle part of the day. Enemy activity was limited in comparison to previous days, with […]
30
Sep
Monday 30 September 1940
Fighter sweeps towards London, but few bombs dropped. Night: London attacked. Weather: Generally fair but cloudy with light winds. Enemy Action by Day The weather across southern Britain remained generally fair, though cloud cover thickened during the middle of the day. Winds were light, allowing for widespread Luftwaffe operations. As September came to a close, […]
01
Oct
Tuesday 1 October 1940
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 […]
02
Oct
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 […]
03
Oct
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 […]
04
Oct
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. […]
05
Oct
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 […]
06
Oct
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, […]