END OF THE BATTLE 1-31 OCTOBER

The German change to night bombing in October 1940 transformed the nature of the air battle as Fighter Command had to switch some of its effort to contesting the new campaign. By 3 November, there were 11 night-fighter squadrons and one night-fighter flight available, composed mainly of Blenheim, Beaufighter and Defiant aircraft, but with 3.5 Hurricane squadrons as well. The night fighters could achieve little without effective radar equipment and interception of enemy aircraft was largely accidental. It was the relative failure of the night-fighter campaign that contributed to the decision to remove Dowding in November. During October 1940, the German air force lost a further 365 aircraft, but more than half the losses sustained by German bombers from October onwards were the result of accidents caused by poor weather,…

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