Wednesday, July 10th : Attack on Channel convoy, a 70
bomber raid on Swansea and Falmouth. RAF Martlesham Heath in Suffolk was
bombed.
Night: Scotland, east and south-east
coasts were raided.
Thursday, July 11th : An attack on a convoy by Ju 87's
and Bf 110's was intercepted by Hurricanes. In the afternoon, Sptifires
intercepted Bf 109's, two of each were shot down. Hurricanes attacked 12
Heinkel 111's over the Isle of Wight.
Night: Portsmouth and north-west were
bombed.
Friday, July 12th : Convoys were attacked off southern
England. Many small raids were intercepted over a wide area.
Night: Bristol and South Wales were
bombed.
Saturday, July 13th : Two convoys were attacked off
Harwich ; two raids on Dover were driven off by RAF fighters. Weather generally
restricted operations.
Night: The Thames estuary was mined.
Sunday, July 14th : A convoy near Dover was damaged.
British announced intention to attack German planes bearing red cross as these
had been used for reconnaissance.
Night: Bombers over south, west and east
England.
Monday, July 15th : The Westland Aircraft factory at
Yeovil was bombed. Hurricanes spoilt an attack on a convoy by light force of Do
17's.
Night: Mining, but no bombing.
Tuesday, July 16th : Convoys were attacked off
south-east coast of England and north-east coast of Scotland. Westland was
attacked again.
Night: Mines were laid.
Wednesday, July 17th : Bad weather halted most operations.
Some attacks on shipping off the east coast.
Night: Mines were dropped off the Welsh
coast and in the Thames.
Thursday, July 18th : Goodwin Lightship was sunk. A
coastguard station at St. Margaret's Bay was bombed. Minor attacks on convoys.
28 Bf 109's were intercepted by 15 Spitfires.
Friday, July 19th : 9 Defiants of N°141 Squadron were
attacked by 20 Bf 109's. 6 Defiants were shot down. A 70 bomber raid on Dover
was intercepted by 35 Spitfires and Hurricanes.
Night: Raids on Harwich, Plymouth and
Thames Estuary.
Saturday, July 20th : Ju 87's escorted by Bf 109's
attacking a convoy were intercepted by Spitfires of 501 Squadron.. Ginger
Lacey, highest scoring RAF ace of the Battle, made his first Battle of Britain
kill.
Night: The east coast was mined.
Sunday, July 21st : Convoys in Channel were attacked.
Three squadrons drove off a raid by 20 Ju 87's and Bf 109's.
Night: Merseyside was bombed.
Monday, July 22nd : Minor attacks on Channel
shipping.
Night: The east coast from Kent to
north-east Scotland was mined.
Tuesday, July 23rd : East coast shipping was attacked.
There was generally little activity.
Night: The east coast was mined.
Wednesday, July 24th : Adolf Galland led his Geschwader
over England for the first time. A convoy in Thames Estuary and another
near Dover were attacked.
Night: No activity.
Thursday, July 25th : 60 Ju 87's escorted by Bf 109's
attacked a convoy of 23 ships. Five ships were sunk and five damaged. Five
Spitfires and a squadron of Hurricanes intercepted the raid. In 15 minutes four
German fighters were shot down.
Night: Mines were laid in Thames and
Firth of Forth.
Friday, July 26th : Shipping off the Isle of Wight was
attacked.
Night: Mines were laid in the Severn and
Thames.
Saturday, July 27th : Dover harbour was attacked twice.
Belfast, Wick and Plymouth were bombed.
Night: South-west England was attacked.
Sunday, July 28th : An attack on Dover by 50 enemy
bombers and 50 fighters was driven off by two Hurricane and two Spitfire squadrons.
South coast ports were bombed.
Night: Attacks on Wales, Scotland,
Midlands and north of England.
Monday, July 29th : An attack on a convoy by 30 Ju 87's
and 50 Bf 109's was driven off. A Harwich attack was intercepted.
Night: Light raids.
Tuesday, July 30th : Bad weather hampered enemy
activity. Convoys off Suffolk and Essex were attacked.
Night: Midlands and South Wales were
bombed.
Wednesday, July 31st : A Dover balloon barrage and south
coast convoys were attacked.
Night: Thames Estuary and South Wales
were bombed.
Thursday, August 1st : Norwich was bombed. Two raids were
intercepted off the south coast.
Night: Mines were laid off the north-east
coast of Scotland. Bombers dropped propaganda leaflets all over Britain urging
the British people to make peace.
Friday, August 2nd : Channel and east coast convoys were
attacked.
Night: Forth Bridge was attacked.
Airfields from Catterick in Yorkshire to Romford in Essex were bombed.
Saturday, August 3rd : There were no ships in the Channel,
therefore no raids or interceptions.
Night: Bradford, Crewe, Liverpool, South
Wales, Firth of Forth and Orkneys were bombed
Sunday, August 4th : Reconnaissance of Bristol Channel
and south coast by the Germans.
Night: No raids
Monday, August 5th : Germans were searching Channel in
strength looking for shipping.
Night: The East coast was mined.
Tuesday, August 6th : Reconnaissance of the Channel by
Germans.
Night: East and south-east coasts were
mined.
Wednesday, August 7th : A convoy was attacked off east
coast. More reconnaissance of the Channel.
Night: Many areas of Scotland and England
were bombed.
Total aircraft losses from July 10th to August 7th :
RAF
73 / Luftwaffe 157