17 August 1942 - RAF participation on VIII Bomber Command Mission no 1

[Alfred.MONZAT]

If not a fighter unit, the participation of No. 515 Squadron RAF (No. 11 Group RAF) is worth to be noted. They were used for radar jamming duties using "Moonshine" over the Thames Estuary (it was the second try, after a first conclusive try on 6 August). Their Defiants were accompanied by a group of fighters to fake an attack from there and most Luftwaffe interceptors were up against that simulated threat instead of the real attack.