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  1. Dec 31

    1.1.1941 Air Force: 206sqn Hudson I (8) in accident, 257sqn Hurricane I (1) accident, RAAF (1) drowned off Plymouth, 2 others.

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  2. Dec 31

    1.1.1941 Air Force: 141 aircraft attack Bremen and other targets overnight. 301sqn Polish Wellington Ic (5+1 from 305sqn) shot down by intruder, 78sqn Whitley V (1) return from raid bailed out over Doncaster, 48sqn Anson I (4) crashed near Hoylake,

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  3. 30 Dec 2020

    On 31st December 1940. Day 486 - 78 Commonwealth Casualties, including 7 Navy, 19 Air Force, 31 Army, 4 Merch Navy and 17 Civilian Dead - Total 75085

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  4. 31 Dec 2020

    31.12.1940 Civilians. Birmingham (1), Chelmsford (1), Henley on Thames (1), Liverpool (1), Manchester (1), Portsmouth (1), Warrington (1), Warwick (1 inj on 14 Nov in Coventry). 1940 draws to an end, Happy New Year.

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  5. Dec 31

    1.1.1941 Civilians 24 on, 1 on after (in Dartford see 31.1.1941) 1 January. Holborn (3) at Theobalds Rd, Stepney (2) both firemen. Chester (1), Gipping RD (1), Manchester (10) incl 4 at Tealby Rd & 3 Air Raid Wardens at Withinshaw.

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  6. Dec 31

    1.1.1941 Naval/Merchant 9 on, 2 on/after (see 31.1 for 1 on SS Sesostris) 1 Jan. HMS Formidable 803sqn Fairey Fulmar (2) , HMS Matebele (1), HMS Shropshire(1), HMS Malaya (1 in Egypt), HMS Titania (1), HMS Rooke (1), Neths Navy (1),

    On 1st January 1941. Day 852 - 1282 Commonwealth Casualties, including 10 Navy, 24 Air Force, 1199 Army, 17 Merch Navy and 32 Civilian Dead - Total 163406
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  7. Jan 2

    2.1.1941 Air Force: 20SFTS Harvard (1) accident in Zimbabwe, Enemy air raid on Cardiff (1) other UK (1) both were Sgts.

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  8. Jan 2

    2.1.1941 Air Force: 301sqn Polish Wellington Ic (5) also shot down by intruder (see 1.1), 211sqn (1) in road accident in Greece, 605sqn Hurricane II (1) collided at RNAS Yeovilton, AC70 Group DH82R Queen Bee (1), 106sqn (1) ground crew accident,

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  9. Dec 31

    1.1.1941 Civilians previous injuries: Warrington (1), Enfield (1), Cuckfield (1), Urmston (1), Kingsclere/ Whitchurch (1), Heston/Isleworth (1), Winchester (1).

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  10. 31 Dec 2020

    31.12.1940 two Tiger Moths collided in S Africa (3 in all died), 421Flt Spitfire IIa (1), 603sqn Spitfire IIa (1), 2 others incl 1 in Canada.

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  11. Jan 5

    5.1.1941 Civilians 47 incl 1 Italian in Montreal Canada. Bermondsey (3), Hammersmith (1), Harrow (2), Ilford (14) at Green Lane, Kensington (2), Southgate (1), Stoke Newington (9) at St Matthias Sq, Bristol (1), Chingford (1), East Barnet (7 ) most at Meadway,

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  12. Jan 3

    3.1.1941 Civilians 120: Big raid on Bristol (113) 12 hours the attack lasted 20 at John Street. Bury (1), Crewe (1), Cardiff (2), Plymouth (1), Liverpool (2).

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  13. 8 hours ago

    6.1.1941 Civilians Died of injuries (contd): Ilford (1), Malta (1), Manchester (1), Weston Super mare (4) inj on 4.1.41, Woking (1).

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  14. 8 hours ago

    6.1.1941 Civilians 23: Brentwood (1) at the Station, Cardiff (1), East Ham (3), Malta GC (1), West Ham (6) most at Grange Rd or Hermit Rd. Died of injuries: Ashford (1) an ARP messenger inj on 16.9.1940, Bermondsey (1), Croydon (1), Friern Barnet (1), Hendon (1),

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  15. 8 hours ago

    6.1.1941 Air Force: 952balloonsqn (4) all on the Lion Tug, Indian Royal Air Force (1 P.O.), Air Transport Auxiliary Mohawk III (1), UK (3).

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  16. 9 hours ago

    On 6th January 1941. Day 492 - 99 Commonwealth Casualties, including 2 Navy, 24 Air Force, 27 Army, 23 Merch Navy and 23 Civilian Dead - Total 76077

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  17. Jan 3

    3.1.1941 CWGC Air Force: 23sqn Blenheim I (2) in UK, 45sqn Blenheim I (3) shot down over Tobruk, 102sqn Whitley V (5) shot down by an intruder, 927 Balloon Sqn (1), Bristol (1 WAAF in raid there), other (1). RAF bombed Kiel and Bremen, knocked out the Kiel Canal Bridge.

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  18. Jan 3

    3.1.1941 Naval/Merchant HMS Aphis (3) bombed at Chatham, HMS Jaguar (1), HMS Victory (1) Captain RN of illness, SS Pinewood (6) struck a mine 1.5m south of Southend Pier, SS Loch Dee (1), SS Carlton (1) sunk 20.12.1940.

    On 3rd January 1941. Day 489 - 300 Commonwealth Casualties, including 6 Navy, 13 Air Force, 153 Army, 8 Merch Navy and 120 Civilian Dead - Total 75721
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  19. Dec 31

    1.1.1941 Army: 32 on, 30 on/after (see 31.12 1941 most in Singapore/Malaya inc 18 from 2/9 Gurkha Rifles), Australia (2), Canada (3), Egypt (1), Gibraltar (1), Iceland (1), India (2), Kenya (2), New Zealand (1), Nigeria (1), Poland (1 POW), S Africa (1), UK (10).

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  20. 30 Dec 2020

    30.12.1940 Air Force 30sqn Blenheim I (1) in Greece, 38SFTS Oxford II (2) in N Zealand, 83sqn Hampden I (1) 31SFTS Harvard from RCAF (2) in Canada, 616sqn (1) in the UK.

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