Friday, August 2, 1940 - British send fighters for Malta

[Louis]

In the Mediterranean... The carrier Ark Royal with Force H attacks the Italian base on Sardinia at Cagliari. The old carrier Argus which is also based on Gibraltar, is at sea to fly off a cargo of Hurricane fighter aircraft to Malta.

HMS Argus, left, carrying Hurricanes for Malta. They will take off and fly 400 miles to the island

In the English Channel... There are German attacks on shipping.

In London... Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production is taken into the inner circle of Churchill's War Cabinet.

 

[Louis]

Formed on August 2, 1940 in Northolt, No. 303 Kosciuszko Squadron was the second polish fighter squadron to be formed on British soil. Its personnel recruited mostly from 111 and 112 Squadrons of the Pursuit Brigade, which had fought with distinction in the Polish campaign of 1939.-

In spite of some difficulties, mostly stemming from inadequate command of English, conversion to Hurricanes and training in the RAF tactics proceeded smoothly, and a month later the squadron entered the Battle - soon proving to be the hardest-hitting unit in the entire Fighter Command.-