Day: The Luftwaffe is down to about 500sorties . A day
of concentrated fighter-bomber strafing and widespread small bombing raids,
mainly on fighter airfields, railway and factory installations in South-East,
Central and Western areas. Targets include Dover (Bf
109's of JG 26), Folkestone, Manston (Erprobungsgruppe 210,
Bf
110's), Andover, Cardiff, Middle Wallop, Sealand. The Goodwin lightship
was also sunk.
Night: Night raids all over southern England and into Wales. Losses: Luftwaffe 21 : Fighter Command 6 Weather: Largely overcast, but with some bright intervals. |
Squadron | Aircraft |
|
Pilot |
No 32 Squadron | Hurricane I |
|
R.F.Smythe |
No 43 Squadron | Hurricane I |
|
H.F.Montgomery |
No 151 Squadron | Hurricane I |
|
G.Atkinson |
No 609 Squadron | Spitfire I |
|
H.MacD Goodwin |
No 615 Squadron | Hurricane I |
|
P.Collard |
No 615 Squadron | Hurricane I |
|
C.R.Montgomery |