Thursday the 17th of October 1940

Day: Continuous streams to London, also Kent. Fast and high fighter-bomber streams attack Kentish targets and a broad band through to north-west London.

Night:   Birmingham, Liverpool, and airfields in 11Group North and East of London attacked at night.

Losses: Luftwaffe 15: Fighter Command 4

Weather:  Brighter, but showery.


R.A.F. Losses for Thursday the 17th of October 1940

     Squadron  Aircraft
Serial Number
Pilot
No 66 Squadron Spitfire I
R6800
H.W.Reilly
No 74 Squadron Spitfire I
P7360
A.L.Ricalton
No 213 Squadron Hurricane I
P3174
R.Atkinson
No 242 Squadron Hurricane I
V6575
N.N.Campbell

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