Much damage was caused in an attack on the Supermarine works at Woolston today, while at night London and Liverpool were hit.

Flight Lieutenant “Jumbo” Deanesly of No 152 Squadron baled out south of The Needles in the late afternoon following combat with Bf 109s. He was rescued by a Royal Navy launch and landed at Swanage.

This was the second time during the Battle that Deanesly had been saved from the sea. He went on to be a successful Defiant night fighter pilot.

Two Messerschmitt Bf 110s came down on the Isle of Wight and one fell into the sea west of Cowes. One crew member survived.