Fighter sweeps and dogfights

6th October 1940: In Britain the clash of fighter aircraft is far from over - as both sides try to find the advantage of height in deteriorating weather

Mk1a Spitfire in 1940

On 5th October 1940, the Luftwaffe mounted one of their last mass attacks to draw the RAF into battle. The weather was deteriorating, getting colder and cloudier, making large formations less practicable. Instead, the Luftwaffe switched to multiple ‘tip and run’ raids by lone or small groups of aircraft, still using the ‘Jabo’ fight…