Gotha raid of 22nd August 1917 – Part of the first “Battle of Britain”
Please note that this post is very much still in development. If you have any additions or corrections, please let us know. During the First World War, the earlier raids...
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Manston attacked on ‘The Hardest Day’, 18th August 1940
“The Hardest Day” It would be described later as “The Hardest Day” but although Manston escaped most of what the Luftwaffe would today throw at the RAF, it still was...
Manston takes the full force of Luftwaffe attack against airfields, 12th August 1940
Note: Unfortunately, time didn’t allow us to update this properly this year for the 2025 anniversary, but work is ongoing to try to add more information here. 12th August 1940...
Messerschmitt Bf 109 shot down by No.54 Sqn, crashes into Byron Avenue, Margate, 24th July 1940
No.54 Sqn’s P/O Gray attacks a Bf 109 piloted by Lt Josef Schauff of 8/JG 26 over Margate. The German’s parachute fails to open, his body landing on a local...
Two Messerschmitt Bf 109s land at Manston, 21st July 1944
In the early hours of the morning of 21st July 1944, two Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 fighters landed at Manston airfield. Both were from the same unit and carrying out a...
US Author John Steinbeck visits No.609 Sqn, writes article on William de Goat, 29th June 1943
No.609 Sqn ORB: This morning’s Roadstead consists of aircraft of all 3 Sqdns: 609, 3 and 184. Taking off at 0500, Haabjoern, Roberts and Leslie act as close escort to...
