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RAF | German |
| Wed.
July 10th |
Showers over SE England and Channel | Attack on Channel convoy. 70 bomber raid on Swansea and
Falmouth. RAF Martlesham Heath in Suffolk bombed
Night: Scotland, east and SE coasts raided |
6 | 13 |
| Thur.
July 11th |
Overcast in southern England | Attack on convoy by Ju 87's and Bf 110's intercepted by Hurricanes.
Afternoon, Sptifires intercept Bf 109's, two of each shot down. Hurricanes
attack 12 Heinkel 111's over Isle of Wight
Night: Portsmouth and NW bombed |
4 | 11 |
| Fri.
July 12th |
Cloudy, some thunderstorms | Convoys attacked off southern England. Many small raids intercepted
over a wide area.
Night: Bristol and South Wales bombed |
6 | 8 |
| Sat.
July 13th |
Fog in morning, poor weather later | Two convoys attacked off Harwich, two raids on Dover driven off by
RAF fighters, weather generally restricted operations
Night: Thames estuary mined |
1 | 7 |
| Sun.
July 14th |
Fair | Convoy near Dover damaged. British announce intention to attack German
planes bearing red cross as these had been used for reconnaissance
Night: Bombers over south, west and east England |
4 | 2 |
| Mon.
July 15th |
Heavy rain, low cloud | Westland Aircraft factory at Yeovil bombed. Hurricanes spoil attack
on convoy by light force of Do 17's.
Night: Some mining, no bombing |
1 | 3 |
| Tues.
July 16th |
Foggy over Channel and SE | Convoys attacked off SE coast of England and NE coast of Scotland.
Westland attacked again.
Night: Some mines laid |
2 | 5 |
| Wed.
July 17th |
Rainy and dull | Bad weather halted most operations. Some attacks on shipping off the
east coast.
Night: Mines dropped off the Welsh coast and in the Thames |
1 | 2 |
| Thur.
July 18th |
Showers in southern England, fog over eastern Channel | Goodwin Lightship sunk. Coastguard station at St. Margaret's Bay bombed. Minor attacks on convoys. 28 Bf 109's intercepted by 15 Spitfires. | - | - |
| Fri.
July 19th |
Showers and bright intervals, fair over Channel | 9 Defiants of N0. 141 Sqn attacked by 20 Bf 109's. 6 Defiants shot
down. 70 bomber raid on Dover intercepted by 35 Spitfires and Hurricanes.
Night: Raids on Harwich, Plymouth and Thames Estuary. |
11 | 2 |
| Sat.
July 20th |
Cloudy at first leading to sunny afternoon in southern England | Ju 87's escorted by Bf 109's attacking convoy are intercepted by Spitfires
of 501 Sqn.. Ginger Lacey, highest scoring RAF ace of the Battle makes his
first Battle of Britain kill.
Night: East coast mined |
3 | 9 |
| Sun.
July 21st |
Fine at first, later cloudy, then fine evening | Convoys in Channel attacked. Three squadrons drive off a raid by 20
Ju 87's and Bf 109's.
Night: Merseyside bombed |
6 | 7 |
| Mon.
July 22nd |
Fair over Dover Straits, cloudy in other parts of Channel, sunny afternoon in southern England | Minor attacks on Channel shipping.
Night: East coast from Kent to NE Scotland mined |
1 | 1 |
| Tues.
July 23rd |
Hazy over Dover Strait, rain and cloud other places | East coast shipping attacked. Generally little activity.
Night: East coast mined |
0 | 3 |
| Wed.
July 24th |
Fog over land, cloud over Channel | Adolf Galland leads his Geschwader over England for the first time.
Convoy in Thames Estuary and another near Dover attacked.
Night: No activity |
3 | 8 |
| Thur.
July 25th |
Dover Straits misty, fine other places | 60 Ju 87's escorted by Bf 109's attack convoy of 23 ships. Five ships
sunk and five damaged. Five Spitfires and a squadron of Hurricanes intercept.
In 15 minutes four German fighters are shot down.
Night: Mines laid in Thames and Firth of Forth |
7 | 16 |
| Fri.
July 26th |
Thick cloud and rain | Shipping off Isle of Wight attacked
Night: Mines laid in the Severn and Thames |
2 | 2 |
| Sat.
July 27th |
Channel cloudy, Dover area fair | Dover harbour attacked twice. Belfast, Wick and Plymouth bombed.
Night: SW England attacked |
1 | 4 |
| Sun.
July 28th |
Fine at first, then fair, then rainy | Attack on Dover by 50 enemy bombers and 50 fighters driven off by two
Hurricane and two Spitfire squadrons. South coast ports bombed.
Night: Attacks on Wales, Scotland, Midlands and north of England |
5 | 15 |
| Mon.
July 29th |
Dover Straits misty, other places fair | Attack on convoy by 30 Ju 87's and 50 Bf 109's driven off. Harwich
attack intercepted.
Night: Light raids |
3 | 6 |
| Tues.
July 30th |
Light rain, low cloud | Bad weather hampered enemy activity. Convoys off Suffolk and Essex
attacked.
Night: Midlands and South Wales bombed |
0 | 5 |
| Wed.
July 31st |
Most places fair, misty over Channel | Dover balloon barrage and south coast convoys attacked.
Night: Thames Estuary and South Wales bombed. |
3 | 5 |
| Thur.
August 1st |
Channel overcast, low cloud over east coast | Norwich bombed. Two raids intercepted off the south coast.
Night: Mines laid off the NE coast of Scotland. Bombers drop propaganda leaflets all over Britain urging the British people to make peace. |
1 | 5 |
| Fri.
August 2nd |
Drizzle and cloud over Channel, other places fine | Channel and east coast convoys attacked.
Night: Forth Bridge attacked. Airfields from Catterick in Yorkshire to Romford in Essex bombed |
0 | 3 |
| Sat.
August 3rd |
Dull with some bright intervals. | No ships in the Channel, therefore no raids, therefore no interceptions.
Night: Bradford, Crewe, Liverpool, South Wales, Firth of Forth, Orkneys bombed |
0 | 4 |
| Sun.
August 4th |
Fine becoming cloudy | Reconnaissance of Bristol Channel and south coast by the Germans.
Night: No raids |
0 | 0 |
| Mon.
August 5th |
Channel misty, other places fine | Germans searching Channel in strength looking for shipping.
Night: East coast mined |
1 | 6 |
| Tues.
August 6th |
Cloudy | Reconnaissance of Channel by Germans.
Night: East and SE coasts mined. |
1 | 1 |
| Wed.
August 7th |
Fair, some cloud | Convoy attacked off east coast. More reconnaissance of Channel.
Night: Many areas of Scotland and England bombed |
0 | 4 |
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