Chronology of World War II

October 1940

Monday, October 14th

Battle of Britain

Day 97

Weather - Overcast over most of the country with rain and drizzle in the south.

Combat - In comparison to the past week, the scale of raids on this Monday is limited due to poor weather conditions.

During the morning small raids of Me-109's continue bombing targets from high altitude, out of the reach of Fighter Command, with scattered raids made by He-111's and Ju-88's on targets in the southeast including the airfield at North Weald. During one of these raids the He-111's find themselves being attacked by patrolling Hurricanes of No: 605 Squadron, scrambled from Croydon.

Several raids are made during the afternoon by Do-17's and Me-109's on Portsmouth, London and areas of East Anglia. Hurricanes of No: 17 Squadron, scrambled from Debden, intercept one of the Do-17's over Suffolk.

Although many Fighter Command squadrons are scrambled throughout the day, very few engagements are encountered and accidents or Anti-Aircraft guns cause most of the Luftwaffe casualties.

During the night the scale of bombing is reduced with the main targets being London, Birmingham and Coventry with smaller raids on East Anglia, Liverpool and Preston.

R.A.F. Losses: 3 aircraft damaged or destroyed with 1 pilot killed.

Luftwaffe Losses: 10 aircraft damaged or destroyed, 1 pilot killed and 4 pilots and aircrew wounded.

NOTE: Losses include non-combat patrols and accidents.

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