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		<title>Day 53 – 31st August 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/31/day-53-%E2%80%93-31st-august-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: fair. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 54 Spitfire &#8211; 212 Hurricane &#8211; 417 Defiant &#8211; 13 Gladiator &#8211; 4 Total &#8211; 700 This day proved seriously expensive for the RAF. Airfields including North Weald, Duxford and Debden were attacked in the first wave. But this was followed by a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=1053&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 50 – 28th August 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/28/day-50-%E2%80%93-28th-august-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: fine but cloudy in the Channel. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 55 Spitfire &#8211; 225 Hurricane &#8211; 413 Defiant &#8211; 23 Gladiator &#8211; 7 Total &#8211; 723 German attacks that day came in three phases. The first in the morning consisted of around 100 aircraft, made up of slightly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=1039&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 49 – 27th August 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/27/day-49-%E2%80%93-27th-august-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: dull and cloudy. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 55 Spitfire &#8211; 228 Hurricane &#8211; 420 Defiant &#8211; 18 Gladiator &#8211; 7 Total &#8211; 728 This day the Luftwaffe flew scattered attacks and also flew a considerable number of photographic reconnaissance flights aimed at establishing what damage had been done [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=1035&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 47 – 25th August 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/25/day-47-%E2%80%93-25th-august-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[54 Squadron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[73 Squadron]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: fine but cloudy later. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 54 Spitfire &#8211; 233 Hurricane &#8211; 416 Defiant &#8211; 18 Gladiator &#8211; 6 Total &#8211; 727 There was little activity until late afternoon when a massive force of over 200 aircraft built up over Cherbourg and then headed towards Weymouth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=1017&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 46 – August 24th 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/24/day-46-%E2%80%93-august-24th-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[249 Squadron]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: fine. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 63 Spitfire &#8211; 238 Hurricane &#8211; 408 Defiant &#8211; 23 Gladiator &#8211; 8 Total &#8211; 740 This day was to see the end of the days of bad weather and the start of a fine spell lasting some two weeks. These next two [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=1015&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 44 – August 22nd 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/22/day-44-%E2%80%93-august-22nd-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: dull day with some rain. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 58 Spitire &#8211; 219 Hurricane &#8211; 412 Defiant &#8211; 26 Gladiator &#8211; 6 Total &#8211; 721 In the morning, a major convoy heading westwards was attacked as it passed through the Straits of Dover. At first the attack was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=1010&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 42 – August 20th 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/20/day-42-%E2%80%93-august-20th-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: rain in the north, scattered showers in the south. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 53 Spitfire &#8211; 240 Hurricane &#8211; 396 Defiant &#8211; 22 Gladiator &#8211; 7 Total &#8211; 718 The weather restricted activity this day. Nevertheless there were small raids on Oxford and Southwold. There was also reconnaissance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=1002&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 40 – August 18th 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/18/day-40-%E2%80%93-august-18th-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hardest Day Weather: fine to begin with but cloudy later Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 50 Spitfire &#8211; 228 Hurricane &#8211; 396 Defiant &#8211; 27 Gladiator &#8211; 5 Total &#8211; 706 Early that afternoon saw a return to heavier attacks. These were aimed at airfields south of London, Biggin [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=998&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 39 – August 17th 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/17/day-39-%E2%80%93-august-17th-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: fine. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 50 Spitfire &#8211; 208 Hurricane &#8211; 345 Defiant &#8211; 28 Gladiator &#8211; 0 Total &#8211; 631 A much quieter day with the Luftwaffe recovering from its exertions over the previous two days. As for the RAF, these recent very active days were leading [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=995&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 38 – August 16th 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/16/day-38-%E2%80%93-august-16th-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: fine with occasional mist Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 64 Spitire &#8211; 216 Hurricane &#8211; 345 Defiant &#8211; 24 Gladiator &#8211; 4 Total &#8211; 653 German raids began mid-morning with yet another attack on West Malling which succeeded in putting the place out of action until the 20th. At [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=989&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 37 – August 15th 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/15/day-37-%E2%80%93-august-15th-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather: Fine. Fighter Command Serviceable Aircraft as at 0900 hours: Blenheim &#8211; 61 Spitfire &#8211; 233 Hurricane &#8211; 351 Defiant &#8211; 25 Gladiator &#8211; 2 Total &#8211; 672 The fine weather was what Goering had been waiting for. Earlier that morning the 3 Luftflotten were busily preparing for a major coordinated attack on the RAF. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=800&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Day 35 – August 13th 1940</title>
		<link>http://battleofbritainblog.com/2010/08/13/day-35-%E2%80%93-august-13th-1940/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Rudd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adler Tag (Eagle Day) Weather: Fine; some patchy cloud over Channel. Adolf Hitler, Directive No. 17 (1st August, 1940) The Luftwaffe will use all the forces at its disposal to destroy the British air force as quickly as possible. August 5th is the first day on which this intensified air war may begin, but the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=battleofbritainblog.com&#38;blog=12650497&#38;post=794&#38;subd=battleofbritain&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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