Notes: The table below chronicles Bomber Command operations for July 1940. Each 24hr period starts with operations mounted on the previous night. Daylight operations commence at 0600hrs. Thus 29/1 indicates the night of 29 June through to 0559hrs on 1 July.

It should be noted that Bomber Command aircraft were not sufficiently equipped to either navigate or bomb accurately through cloud or at night. The necessary equipment would not become generally available for three years

July 1940

Date

Target

Aircraft
Dispatched

Remarks

Losses

1

29/1

Germany
Germany/France

88
38

Ports, Industry
Industry and shipping, Scharnhorst attacked

0
1

2

1/2

Germany
Germany

73
11

Ports and minelaying. Scharnhorst attacked
Dortmund Ems Canal

2
1

3

2/3

Germany/ Holland/ Belgium
Germany/ Holland/ Belgium

66
33

 
Barges, Ports

0
0

4

3/4

Germany/ Holland
Germany/ Holland

27
20

Barges, communications, airfields, minelaying
Airfields

2
0

5

4/5

Germany
Germany/ Holland

73
60

Ports
Ports, airfields, minelaying

1
3

6

5/6

Germany
Belgium

51
19

Kiel, minelaying
Barges, airfields

1
1

7

6/7

Germany/ Holland
Holland

43
24

Ports, airfields, minelaying
Barges, airfields

2
2

8

7/8

Germany/ Holland
Holland/France /Belgium

54
51

Various, minelaying
Various

1
0

9

8/9

Germany/ Holland
Norway, Holland, Belgium

64
26

Ports, airfields, minelaying
Various

1
0

10

9/10

Germany/ Holland
France

55
40

Various, minelaying
Airfields

0
6

11

11

Germany/France/Holland

40

Airfields

1

12

11/12

Germany/ Holland

64

Various

3

13

12/13

Germany
Germany/France/Belgium

23
22

Emden, Kiel

1
2

14

13/14

Germany/ Holland
Germany

97
6

Various, minelaying
Aborted

0
0

15

14/15

Germany
France

80
17

Various, minelaying
Airfields

1
0

16

15/16

Germany
Belgium/Holland/ Germany

33
15

Industry
Barges, Airfields

0
1

17

Belgium/Holland

13

Barges, Ports

0

18

17/18

Germany/France
Belgium/Holland

18
41

Airfields, minelaying
Barges, shipping, ports

0
1

19

18/19

Germany
Germany

68
16

Various, Nickel
Railways-aborted

1
0

20

19/20

Germany/Holland
Belgium

89
24

Various, airfields
Airfields

3
1

21

20/21

Germany/Holland
Belgium

95
1

Various, airfields, minelaying, Nickels
Recce

6
0

22

21/22

Germany/Holland/France
?

81
12

Various, airfields, ports
Unnamed airfield

1
0
23

22/23

Germany/Holland/France
Holland/France

68
15

Various, airfields, barges, minelaying, Nickels
Shipping, airfields

2
0

24

23/24

Germany/Holland
France

85
10

Various, Nickels
Airfields

1
0

25

24/25

Germany/Holland
France

27
5

Various
Airfields

0
1

26

25/26

Germany/Holland
Germany/Holland

166
14

Ruhr, airfields, Nickels
Various

7
0

27

26/27

Germany/France
Germany/Holland

38
15

Industry, minelaying, Nickels
Naval targets

1
0

28

27/28

Germany/Denmark
Holland

51
9

Ports, Nickels
Airfields

1
0

29

28/29

Germany/Holland/Belgium/France
 Germany/Holland

89
14

Various, minelaying
Airfield

3
0

30

29/30

Germany/Holland
France

76
24

Barges, Ports, minelaying
Airfields

0
1

31

30/31

Germany
Germany

14
28

Industry
Shipping, aircraft industry

0
1

August 1940