Today saw heavy fighting.

The Dorset town of Sherborne took a pasting, with 18 people killed, including at least one child who was an evacuee from London. Bombs fell on Sherborne school during lessons, but there were no casualties there.

The German force had been briefed to attack the Westland works at Yeovil, but, with cloud obscuring the target, they bombed blind and missed Westland by about six miles.

There was much daytime action over Kent and some bombers fought through to reach London. The capital and other population centres were heavily attacked that night.