Air Operations, Europe

In the heaviest raid on the German capital to date, 30 Wellington and 12 Whitley bombers drop 50 tons of high-explosive bombs on Berlin.

Battle of Britain

Day 90

Weather - Occasional rain with light and broken cloud over most areas.

Combat - Throughout the morning Me-109 sweeps are made across Kent with successful interceptions made by Hurricanes of No: 303 (Polish), 501 and 605 Squadrons. The Spitfires of No: 41 and 66 Squadrons, although scrambled to intercept, are unable to make any decisive attacks and lose aircraft during the combat.

One raid by Do-17's, at about 1100hrs, is intercepted by Spitfires of No: 41 Squadron off the coast at Folkestone before breaking away back across the Channel.

Just after 1600hrs two raids are made against southern England. The first is a large attack against the Westland factory at Yeovil by 25 Ju-88's and over 50 Me-110's. Hurricanes of No: 56, 238, 601 and 607 Squadrons and Spitfires of No: 152, 602 and 609 Squadrons are scrambled to intercept the raiders.

As the furious air battles are developing over Dorset and the surrounding areas, a second raid is made over Kent and Sussex by Me-109's with successful interceptions made by the Spitfires of No: 222 and 603 Squadrons along with Hurricanes of No: 605 Squadron.

During the night London is bombed continuously with smaller raids on South Wales, the Midlands, Liverpool, East Anglia, Montrose, Sunderland and Newcastle. Mines are dropped in the Bristol Channel, Thames Estuary and Firth of Forth.

R.A.F. Losses: 18 aircraft damaged or destroyed, 7 pilots killed and 6 wounded.

Luftwaffe Losses: 28 aircraft damaged or destroyed, 27 pilots and aircrew killed or missing and 3 wounded.

NOTE: Losses include non-combat patrols and accidents.

Battle of the Atlantic

U-59 sinks the Norwegian steamer Touraine (5811t) west of Bloody Foreland with the loss of 1 crewman. 34 survivors are either picked up or make it to shore in lifeboats.

The Blitz

Liverpool is bombed by the Luftwaffe damaging a cinema and a school. London is bombed with a bomb hitting No. 145 Piccadilly, the former home of the Royal Family.

German Raiders

The German armed merchant cruiser Pinguin capture the Norwegian steamer Storstad (8998t) in the Indian Ocean. 30 of her crew are repatriated to Norway. The ship is renamed Passat for use as an auxiliary to Pinguin.

Japan

The Japanese government protests the U.S. embargo on aviation fuel and machine tools and the ban on the exports of iron and steel scraps. Ambassador Kensuke Horinouchi says the actions 'cannot fail to regarded as directed against Japan, and, as such, to be an unfriendly act.'

Occupied France

• The deportation of 'non-Germans' from Alsace-Lorraine, Saar and Baden take place.
• The Germans order all Jewish people in the occupied part of France to register with their authorities.

Rumania

Nazi Troops Began Crossing into Rumania

German troops enter Rumania ostensibly to help reorganize the army. Hitler's main aim is in fact to protect the Ploesti oil fields.

Ploesti Oil Fields

Vichy France

The Vichy government removes French citizenship from Algerian Jews.