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Intro
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CAMPAIGN DIARY:
August 26th, 1940. Back in West Malling.

Yet another day of relative quiet, then Jerry is on again, full scale. Wonder if there is a pattern to this?

Another thing: I heard that some of you chaps slipped away to London again, doing the night spots in West End. I understand that you need the release. And I don't mind if you take a number of drinks, I don't mind even if you get plastered. As long as you are back and fit for duty in the morning! Understood? And please return in a safe way.

Alright. Have you heard? The RAF has bombed Berlin!

About time, if you ask me. OK, so Jerry seems actually to have been avoiding to attack civilian targets. But three nights ago bombs were dropped on Harrow, outside London. 

So last night some 80 bombers of Bomber Command were sent out to raid targets in Berlin. I've heard from a guy that I know, that flies Wellingtons, that clouds prevented accurate identification and that the bombs were scattered all over the city.

We'll see how herr Hitler reacts to that! Some say that this will lead to an escalation. Perhaps.

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MISSION
RDF reports that a large number of enemy aircraft have been assembling over Gris Nez, and are now heading towards the south coast.

Our job is to intercept them. Remember: bombers are always a priority!

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You'll be flying as second element of A section
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Success
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HISTORIC NOTES
Regarding the actions on August 26th: At 1137 hours, five raids, totalling some 100 aircraft collected in the Gris Nez area. They approached to attack objectives in the Folkestone-Dover area and inland at Biggin Hill and Kenley. They were met by intercepting fighters, and by 1250 hours, the attackers turned around without reaching their intended targets, which was a major success for the RAF.

A second attack on the South-East of England developed at approximately 1422 hours when some eight raids totalling 190+ German aircraft collected in the Calais - St Omer area. They crossed the coast in waves between Lympne and the mouth of the Blackwater and appeared to have as their objectives aerodromes in South-East England from Duxford southwards. At 1540 hours, some 250 aircraft were estimated to be north and south of the Estuary between Bury St Edmunds and Dungeness.

The Luftwaffe lost 35 aircraft during the day, the RAF 30. (Among them was 616 Squadron, that lost six Spitfires in a single combat.)
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Failure
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HISTORIC NOTES
Regarding the actions on August 26th: At 1137 hours, five raids, totalling some 100 aircraft collected in the Gris Nez area. They approached to attack objectives in the Folkestone-Dover area and inland at Biggin Hill and Kenley. They were met by intercepting fighters, and by 1250 hours, the attackers turned around without reaching their intended targets, which was a major success for the RAF.

A second attack on the South-East of England developed at approximately 1422 hours when some eight raids totalling 190+ German aircraft collected in the Calais - St Omer area. They crossed the coast in waves between Lympne and the mouth of the Blackwater and appeared to have as their objectives aerodromes in South-East England from Duxford southwards. At 1540 hours, some 250 aircraft were estimated to be north and south of the Estuary between Bury St Edmunds and Dungeness.

The Luftwaffe lost 35 aircraft during the day, the RAF 30. (Among them was 616 Squadron, that lost six Spitfires in a single combat.)
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FighterBoysDebrief12.jpg
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