The British Admiralty announced that the Destroyer HMS Hostile
had been sunk by enemy mine.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers made day light and
night attacks on twenty-seven aerodromes in Germany, Holland,
Belgium and occupied France. During the night strong attacks
were made on the synthetic oil plant at Leona and the oil
depot at Frankfurtf Aircraft factory at Frankfurt, explosives
factory at Griesheim, and various objectives at Hoechst, Cologne,
Leipzig, Hamm and Schwerte heavily bombed.
During night of
26-
27
August 1940 the British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers attacked
Fiat works at Turin and other factories near Milan.
It was announced from Cairo that the British Royal Air Force
(RAF) had raided military objectives in Mogadishu, Italian
Somaliland, and the airfield of Dessie in Abyssinia Galabat,
Metema, Bardia and El Adem also attacked.
Three main mass attacks made on Britain ending with 6-hour
raid alarm in London during night. Luftwaffe planes approached
the capital one or two at a time, but few bombs were dropped;
one Luftwaffe bomber shot down by anti-aircraft fire. Great
battle over Thames estuary.
Folkestone raided about noon by strong force of bombers and
fighters. Large number of bombs dropped and damage done to
private property. This raid followed by fierce, engagement
over Dover and Straits.
Two towns in Midlands attacked during the night, fires being
caused and damage done to industrial property. Scilly Isles
again raided. First German raid on Eire. Four villages in
Co. Wexford bombed. Forty-seven Luftwaffe raiders destroyed.
Fifteen British fighters lost but pilots are all safe.
Governor of the Territory of the Chad, French Equatorial Africa,
announced that.it refused to accept capitulation and would
continue to fight on side of Britain.
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August
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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