Battle of Britain - July 25

The Battle of Britain begins a new phase today.

Sgt. Cambpell:

If there's one thing I learned while serving in Singapore in the thirties, it was how much Britain depends on imports. All our oil, to start with, and all our rubber and, for that matter, every leaf of tea we drink.

The Huns nearly starved Britain out during the Great War - I remember food being very short when I was a lad. The U-Boats did that.

It looks like they're trying to do the same by air. Today they attacked a convoy off Folkestone, in the Channel. Three squadrons - 54, 64 and 610, all Spitfires - met them - but they were outnumbered five to one by the German fighters. Six Spitfires shot down, five pilots killed, including (my mates at Hornchurch tell me) the Squadron Leader for 610.

More patrols for us.

More about our squadron tomorrow.