| Day: There was a heavy raid on Dover by
Ju
87`s with Bf 109 escorts.
No
141 Squadron (Defiant's) tangled
with 20, Bf 109`s of JG 2 in the
Folkestone area with the loss of 6 aircraft., Selsey and Portland were
also attacked. In the afternoon some 70 enemy bombers with fighter escort
attacked Dover and were met by some 35
Hurricane's and Spitfire's.
Hitler gave his 'last appeal to reason' speech to Reichstag and announces the promotion of Göring to Reichsmarschall. Göring was in conference with the commanders of Luftflotten 2 & 3. He remarked that "Fighting alone all these weeks on the Channel front, Jagdgeschwader 51 has already shot down 150 of the enemy's aircraft, quite enough to weaken him seriously Think now of all the bombers we can parade in the English sky. The few R.A.F. fighters will not be able to cope" Night: The South coast and various ports between Plymouth and Harwich, and in and around Thames estuary are attacked during night. Losses: Luftwaffe 5: Fighter
Command 11.
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