Coastal Command White Camouflage for Maritime Patrols
On 10 August 1941, RAF Coastal Command introduced white camouflage on maritime patrol aircraft, refining anti-submarine work against U-boats.
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R.H. Gray’s Attack on Amakusa and the Victoria Cross
Lieutenant R.H. Gray’s attack on the Japanese escort vessel Amakusa led to a posthumous Victoria Cross at the war’s end.
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Amiens Offensive Air Support: RAF Action in August 1918
On 8 August 1918, Amiens Offensive air support saw RAF aircraft attack roads, bridges and communications behind the German front.
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Convoy Peewit and Luftwaffe Attacks in the Battle of Britain
On 7 August 1940, Convoy Peewit came under Luftwaffe attack in the Channel as RAF fighters intercepted Ju 87s in a key Battle of Britain clash.
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RAF in the Western Desert Before El Alamein, 1940 to 1942
How the RAF endured retreat, learned mobile desert warfare, and helped create the conditions for recovery before El Alamein.
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Moonshine Enters Action as the RAF’s First Radar Jammer
On 6 August 1942, the RAF first used Moonshine operationally, opening a new era of offensive radar jamming and deception.
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German Airship Raid Fails as Zeppelin L70 Is Destroyed
On 5 August 1918, a Zeppelin raid failed and RAF aircraft destroyed L70, killing German naval airship chief Peter Strasser.
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RAF Maritime Defence and Coastal Air Power in Wartime
How the RAF defended Britain’s coasts and convoys through patrol, reconnaissance and anti-shipping air power in home waters.
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Ian Bazalgette Wins a Posthumous Victoria Cross in France
On 4 August 1944, Squadron Leader Ian Bazalgette saved crewmen after a V-1 marking raid, earning a posthumous Victoria Cross.
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Catafighter Success Proves the CAM Ship Defence Concept
On 3 August 1941, a Sea Hurricane launched from a CAM ship destroyed a German Fw 200, validating convoy catafighter defence.
