Date: 10 August 1940
Enemy action by day
There was little activity; spasmodic raids were made off the South West, South East and East Coasts searching for shipping and a trawler was attacked of Lowestoft. Fighters were sent to intercept several of these shipping reconnaissances but the weather was favourable for evasion and as far as is known, only in one case was contact made.
South and South West
In the early morning, a raid reported a convoy at Swanage; the raid then turned and faded south of Shoreham. There were reports of machine-gunning off trawlers near Beachy Head and a little later, two further raids appeared in this area.
At 0730 hours, one raid crossed the coast at Pevensey and attacked the aerodrome at West Malling where AA guns went into action. One raid of three aircraft crossed the coast at Shoreham and re-crossed going south east over Dungeness.
Later, it was reported that an enemy aircraft had been active over a ship 40 miles south west of Pembroke. Enemy patrols were active from the Lizard to Dungeness, evidently searching for shipping.
East Coast
During the morning, attacks were reported on trawlers off the Norfolk coast.
Later, several raids appeared off the Yorkshire and Norfolk coasts and one enemy aircraft attacked a trawler off Lowestoft.
During the afternoon, several shipping reconnaissances were made off Yarmouth and Cromer and a Dornier was active over South Norwich. This raider was intercepted by a Spitfire which fired all its ammunition into it but the enemy aircraft turned out to sea and escaped.
By night
Eight raids - presumably minelaying - were plotted between North Foreland and Orfordness; some of these raids were off Harwich and others well into the Thames Estuary.
A liner is reported to have been attacked approximately 20 miles west of Achill Head (County Mayo).
Four raids approached the Bristol Channel and were probably minelaying as were also raids off the coast of Plymouth.
Four raids approached the coast between Flamborough Head and the Humber and activity was reported south-west of Catfoss and south of Flamborough Head. One raid was reported north east of the Orkneys and one from south of Wick to near Rosehearty.
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