| Day: Luftwaffe was again restricted chiefly to reconnaissance,
though one convoy was attacked off Cromer. Bomber Command attacked the
Haamstede base of JG 54, destroying 2 Bf
109s and damaging 5 others on ground. The order to attack British airfields
was given by Generalfeldmarchall Albert Kesselring on this day.
Night: There were widespread raids from the Thames to Aberdeen, from Poole to Cornwall and the North to Liverpool. There was a marked increase in night raids, with scattered nuisance missions up entire East Coast, and in the South West and over Merseyside. Losses: Luftwaffe 6 : Fighter Command 1. Weather: It was generally fair, but cloudy in South East and some thunderstorms along the East Coast. |
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Pilot |
| No 616 Squadron |
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R.A.D.Smith |