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Intro
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CAMPAIGN DIARY:
August 30th, 1940. West Malling.

Calm down chaps, listen up. We all live in this strange daze of exhaustion, exhilaration and fear. But when it's time to scramble I want you to put all that behind you, and act sharp. That goes for you too Gerald!

Another thing: I've heard that flying sergeants have been seen in the mess of the Officer pilots. You sergeants have your own mess, and it's there for a reason. 

Ok. Yesterdays enemy raids were just some sort of test raids, with almost no bombs being dropped anywhere.

But now the Hun is back, once again, and in the grand manner.

We are waiting for orders, and in Readiness, which means that we must be able to be airborne in five minutes. But let me use this waiting to remind you of a couple of things about the Spit.

We know that Bf 109 pilots succeed in keeping on the tail of the Spitfire in many cases, despite the latter aircraft's superior turning performance, because many of you boys fail to tighten up the turn sufficiently! 

The gentle stall and good control under "g" of that bloody Bf 109 is of some importance, as they enable the Luftwaffe' pilot to get the most out of the aircraft in a circling dog-fight by flying very near the stall. Also: the Bf 109 has leading edge slats which automatically deploy prior to stalling.

Ok, here endeth the lesson...

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MISSION
Between 0740 hours and 0820 hours today, two Jerry raids of twenty plus each cruised in the Straits and Calais areas. Two squadrons sent up over the Straits did not sight either raid. Hostile patrols remained active in the Calais - Boulogne area.

But now we have reports of large formations of enemy aircraft crossing the south coast between Dungeness and Dover.

So we are going to get airborne and intercept them.

Any questions? No? Lets go then - chop, chop!

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Success
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HISTORIC NOTES
Regarding the actions on August 30th: At 1106 hours that day, one hundred plus German aircraft passed over Dungeness and Dover, quickly followed by another wave of one hundred plus.

These formations split up over Kent and Surrey, sub-divisions attacking targets in the Estuary and the aerodromes at Biggin Hill and Eastchurch. At 1200 hours, another wave of one hundred plus German aircraft came in over Dover but did not penetrate far inland. Throughout the attack numerous hostile aircraft patrolled the Channel and French Coast, evidently waiting to cover retreating bombers.

By 1230 hours these raids were over.

Sixteen fighter RAF squadrons met the attack and destroyed twenty-seven German aircraft plus three by anti-aircraft, at a cost of ten aircraft and five pilots.
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Failure
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HISTORIC NOTES
Regarding the actions on August 30th: At 1106 hours that day, one hundred plus German aircraft passed over Dungeness and Dover, quickly followed by another wave of one hundred plus.

These formations split up over Kent and Surrey, sub-divisions attacking targets in the Estuary and the aerodromes at Biggin Hill and Eastchurch. At 1200 hours, another wave of one hundred plus German aircraft came in over Dover but did not penetrate far inland. Throughout the attack numerous hostile aircraft patrolled the Channel and French Coast, evidently waiting to cover retreating bombers.

By 1230 hours these raids were over.

Sixteen fighter RAF squadrons met the attack and destroyed twenty-seven German aircraft plus three by anti-aircraft, at a cost of ten aircraft and five pilots.
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FighterBoysDebrief14.jpg
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