Day: Shipping off the south coast attackedNight: Minelaying the whole length of the eastern seaboardWeather: Straits fair; Channel cloudy. Light westerly winds in both. Bright intervals between showers in the eastThis post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's action.Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukRead by Kit Dunster

Day: Raids on convoys in Channel and Straits of DoverNight: Targets chiefly at MerseysideWeather: Fine and fair early, clouding over during the morning. Fair in the eveningThis post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's actionFollow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster

Day: Convoys of shipping at Dover attackedNight: Widespread minelaying from the Needles, Isle of Wight to Lands End; Bristol Channel and eastern coastal watersWeather: Occasional thunderstorms. Straits of Dover cloudy clearing to bright intervalsThis post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's action.Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster

The Boulton-Paul Defiant was the newest fighter in the RAF and was used in front-line day time duties in Fighter Command.On the 19th of July 141 Squadron of Defiants (nine aircraft) were sent up to intercept Bf110s that were reportedly dive bombing shipping off Dover. Whilst they were still climbing, a group of Bf109s were sweeping high above the English Channel with perfect visibility. Undetected by the climbing Defiants, the Bf109s were able to position themselves to attack from the sun. The brief but brutal combat resulted in the loss of six out of the nine Defiants and signalling the end of the RAF using them as daytime frontline fighters.19 July 1940Day: Dover raided. Defiant squadron largely destroyed.Night: Some activity between Isle of Wight and Plymouth, Thames Estuary and Harwich.Weather: Showery with bright intervals in most cases. Channel winds light - fair.This post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's action.Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster

Day: Shipping off south and east coast attackedNight: Very little activityWeather: Occasional rain in southern districts. Straits of Dover cloudy. Cool.This post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's action.Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster

Day: Search for shipping off Scottish and east coastsNight: Targets attacked in south-west. MinelayingWeather: Dull with occasional rainThis post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's action.Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster

Day: Enemy air activity was greatly reduced owing to unfavourable weather conditionsNight: Activity during the night remained very quietWeather: Fog in France, the Straits and south-east EnglandThis post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's action.Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster

Day: Shipping attacked off Norfolk coast and the Channel. Yeovil bombedNight: MinelayingWeather: low cloudThis post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's action.Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster

Day: Shipping attacks off Dover and PortlandNight: Minelaying in Thames EstuaryWeather: Early morning fog in southern England clearing by mid-morningThis post details aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news and facts from the day's action.Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster

Day: Attacks on convoy off Norfolk-Suffolk coast, shipping of the Isle of Wight and AberdeenNight: South Wales and Bristol areasWeather: Mainly cloudy with early-morning fog in the Channel. Thunderstorms in many districtsDetails of crashes, pilots, raids and bomb damage taking you through the whole day with statistics, news and losses and squadron movements.Download and even in the 8 minutes it takes to watch this podcast, you'll really get feel for what the battle was really like. Compared to later in the battle, July was comparatively quiet but still it was dangerous and intense and brutal. Follow us on Twitter @BofB1940 for real time tweets from the Battle of BritainAnd read our blog for more in depth analysis, revelations, descriptions and comment: http://bofb1940.blogspot.co.ukread by Kit Dunster