Diary September 5, 1940
Diary for Thursday, September 5, 1940: Air War Luftwaffe raid Biggin Hill and Detling airfields; Ju 88s and He 111s fire oil storage tanks at Thameshaven (these burn for many […]
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Year 1940
Diary September 4, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, September 4, 1940: Air War Me 110 fighter-bombers (6 lost) make devastating low-level raid on Vickers’ factory at Brooklands (Surrey) killing 88, injuring 600 and halting production
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Diary September 3, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, September 3, 1940: Sea War Hitler postpones launching of Operation Sea Lion from September 15 to September 21. US forces to occupy naval and air bases in
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Diary September 2, 1940
Diary for Monday, September 2, 1940: Air War Heavy raids on airfields. Serious damage at Detling and Eastchurch (bomb dump explodes). Surprise low-level attack on Biggin Hill. Fighter-bomber unit Erpr.Grp.210
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Diary September 1, 1940
Diary for Sunday, September 1, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 54): four major attacks on fighter airfields in the Southeast; Biggin Hill again badly damaged. First RAF raid
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Diary August 31, 1940
Diary for Saturday, August 31, 1940: Air War German raids on Biggin Hill, Debden, Hornchurch and Eastchurch airfields and Croydon Airport. Losses: German, 38; British, 34. 140 bombers raid Liverpool
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Diary August 30, 1940
Diary for Friday, August 30, 1940: Politics The Vienna Award: Hitler imposes settlement of territorial dispute between Hungary and Romania, under which the former is to receive northern Transylvania. Air
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Diary August 29, 1940
Diary for Thursday, August 29, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 51): 720 Messerschmitt Bf 109Es carry out sweeps over Kent but fail to provoke large-scale fighter-v-fighter combats (RAF
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Diary August 28, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, August 28, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 50): German bombers raid Eastchurch and Rochford airfields and Me 109Es carry out sweeps over southeast England. A
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Diary August 27, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, August 27, 1940: Sea War Hitler modifies Operation Sea Lion invasion plan: landings to be made on narrow front’, Eastbourne-Folkestone, in preference to earlier ‘broad front’ proposal.
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Diary August 26, 1940
Diary for Monday, August 26, 1940: Air War Battle of Britain (Day 48): Attempted raids on airfields round London, including Debden (heavy damage), and Portsmouth area. Losses: German, 31; British,
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Diary August 25, 1940
Diary for Sunday, August 25, 1940: Air War FIRST RAF NIGHT RAID ON BERLIN: 81 bombers despatched, but many fail to find target; slight damage in city center and suburbs.
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Diary August 24, 1940
Diary for Saturday, August 24, 1940: Air War Heavy raids on airfields in southeastern England: Manston evacuated; North Weald and Hornchurch also hard hit. Residential areas of Portsmouth and Ramsgate
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Diary August 23, 1940
Diary for Friday, August 23, 1940: Sea War Heinkel He 115 seaplanes torpedo two cargo ships and damage third in Moray Firth.
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Diary August 22, 1940
Diary for Thursday, August 22, 1940: Sea War German super-heavy artillery bombards a convoy for 80 minutes (no hits). Fire switched to Dover town in evening; British 14-inch gun replies
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