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October 2nd, 1940
UNITED KINGDOM: Battle of Britain:
Bf109s operating at altitude over south-east England. Mixture of fighter and fighter-bomber variants to bomb London before RAF can react.
50 daylight raiders also relied upon cloud and rain cover to mask their approach to London. One Do17 was shot down by the Hurricanes of 17 Squadron near RAF Pulham.
Losses: Luftwaffe, 10; RAF, 1.
Destroyer HMS Zetland laid down. (Dave Shirlaw)
USS Mason (DD-191), commissioned as HMS Broadwater (H-81), part of the destroyers-for-bases deal. (Ron Babuka)
GERMANY: U-136 laid down. (Dave Shirlaw)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA: The Royal Navy completes a sweep of the eastern Mediterranean, during which additional forces are landed on Malta. Today, destroyers HMS Havock and HMS Hasty sink submarine ‘Berillo’ off Sollum.
CANADA: Armed yacht HMCS Wolf commissioned.
Armed yacht HMCS Vison arrived Halifax from conversion and arming at Pictou, Nova Scotia. (Dave Shirlaw)
U.S.A.: Baseball.
Submarine USS Tuna launched. (Dave Shirlaw)
ATLANTIC OCEAN: U-32 sank SS Kayeson. After attacking Kayeson, the submerged U-32 collided with the ship and sustained damage to her bow. (Dave Shirlaw)
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Day 398 October 2, 1940
Battle of Britain Day 85. A Ju88 leaves Amsterdam at 3 AM on a reconnaissance flight but gets lost and lands at 6.30 AM at Brightlingsea, Essex, Southeast England. From 9 AM to 4.30 PM, Luftwaffe sends 6 raids of Messerschmitt Bf109 and Bf110 fighters (some carrying bomb loads) to harass Kent and London but bombers are only present in 1 attack. A few bombs fall on Kent and London. RAF shoots down 5 bombers and 5 Bf109 fighters. RAF loses only 1 fighter (pilot safe). Overnight, London is bombed again as well as Manchester and Newcastle.
British destroyers HMS Havock and Hasty sink Italian submarine Berillo 50 miles south of Crete (all 45 crew rescued). Cruisers HMS Orion and Sydney bombard the port of Maltezana on the Italian-held Greek island of Stampalia (now Astypalaia).
At 6.25 PM, 400 miles West of Ireland, U-32 sinks British steamer Kayeson (carrying 2800 tons of general cargo and 3900 tons of coal from Liverpool) with the last torpedo. All 38 crew abandon ship in the lifeboats, but are never found.