Day: Raids on Montrose, Aberdeen, the Channel Ports,
Lightships in the South East, coastguard stations and convoys off south
coast. The Goodwin Lightship was Sunk an bombs were dropped on the Coastguard
Station at St Margaret's Bay, Kent. Major engagements with 28 Me
109's by 15 Spitfire's of
No
610 Squadron. Twelve Hurricane's
of No 43 Squadron intercepted twenty-eight
Ju
87's forming up to attack the radar station at Poling. At the beginning
of their dives the Stuka's were
at their most
Adolf Galland was promoted to Major Night: Night reconnaissance and light raids in the South East. Losses: Luftwaffe 5: Fighter Command 5. Weather: Mainly overcast with occasional rain. |
Squadron | Aircraft |
|
Pilot |
No 235 Squadron | Blenheim IV |
|
R.L.Patterson |
R.Y.Tucker | |||
L.H.M.Reece | |||
No 236 Squadron | Blenheim I |
|
C.R.D.Thomas |
H.D.B.Esldon | |||
No 236 Squadron | Blenheim I |
|
R.H.Rigby |
D.D.Mackinnon | |||
No 609 Squadron | Spitfire I |
|
F.J.Howell |
No 610 Squadron | Spitfire I |
|
P.Litchfield |
|