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18th Aug – The Hardest Day
At the end of this day, the Luftwaffe lost a total of 69 aircraft while the RAF Fighter Command 29. The British later named the day the “Hardest Day” to reflect the high casualties suffered by either side.
15th Aug – Black Thursday
72 Squadron intercept a formation of sixty-five Heinkel He.111 of KG26 escorted by twenty-one Messerschmitt Bf.110’s of 1/ZG76 over the North Sea
15th Aug – Black Thursday
F/L E. Graham led the squadrons eleven Spitfires into battle, attacking the formation from the flank, one section attacked the bombers, the remaining attacking the fighters.
15th Aug – Black Thursday
The first and last mass raid carried out by Luftflotte 5. Luftwaffe losses resulted in air crews naming the day “Black Thursday”.
Battle of Britain – Red 2 ‘Horrido’
Squadron Leader Harvey (RCAF)
“Take the left hand pair Blue Leader. The rest of you keep tight”