Wednesday the 14th of August 1940
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.
R.A.F. Losses for Wednesday the 14th of August 1940
     Squadron Aircraft
Serial Number
   Pilot
No 32 Squadron Hurricane I
P3171
 R.F.Smythe
No 43 Squadron Hurricane I
L1739
 H.F.Montgomery
No 151 Squadron Hurricane I
P3310
 G.Atkinson
No 609 Squadron Spitfire I
N3024
 H.MacD Goodwin
No 615 Squadron Hurricane I
P3109
 P.Collard
No 615 Squadron Hurricane I
P3160
 C.R.Montgomery

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