Notes: The table below chronicles Bomber Command operations for August 1940. Each 24hr period starts with operations mounted from 1800hrs on the previous night. Daylight operations commence at 0600hrs. Thus 29/1 indicates the night of 29 June through to 0559hrs on 1 July.
October 1940
|
Date |
Target |
Aircraft |
Remarks |
Losses |
|
1 |
30/1 |
Germany |
104 7 |
Various inc Berlin, minelaying |
5 |
2 |
1/2 |
Germany, Channel coast |
99 6 |
German industry, Channel ports, minelaying |
3 |
3 |
2/3 |
Germany, Occupied Europe
|
81 13 |
Airfields, minelaying, Port facilities |
0 |
4 |
3/4 |
France/ Holland |
9 |
Various |
0 |
5 |
4/5 |
Germany, North Sea |
36 14 |
Sea sweeps |
0
0 |
6 |
5/6 |
Germany/Holland |
34 21 |
Oil targets, railways, minelaying |
3
0 |
7 |
6/7 |
Holland |
18 156 |
Berlin, German industry, minelaying |
0
0 |
8 |
7/8 |
France |
8 |
Ports |
0 |
9 |
8/9 |
Germany, France, Holland
|
108 8 |
Channel and german ports. Tirpitz |
0 0 |
10 |
9/10 |
Germany |
80 |
Various,minelaying |
1 |
11 |
10/11 |
Germany, Occupied Europe |
157 6 |
Ports, German industry, minelaying |
0 0 |
12 |
11/12 |
Germany, France Belgium |
86 6 |
Channel ports, minelaying |
0 0 |
13 |
12/13 |
Gemany, Channel ports | 93 | Industry, minelaying , nickels. Last large raid on channel ports | 0 |
Bombing raids continued after 13th October but the threat of invasion was over and so Bomber Command's contribution to the Battle of Britain was concluded |
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