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This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1940 :


EVENTS


January



March



April



May



June



July



August



September

  • September 7 - Hermann Göring orders the Luftwaffe to stop targeting British airfields and attack London itself instead.

  • September 7- September 8 - the largest mass air combat in history takes place over Great Britain , with 1,200 British and German aircraft operating in an area of only 24 x 48 km (15 x 30 miles).

  • September 15 - Germany makes its heaviest daylight raid on London

  • September 30 - the Battle of Britain is said to be over, with Hitler 's planned invasion of the United Kingdom (" Operation Seelöwe ") postponed indefinitely.



October



November



December

  • December 29 - 30 - the Luftwaffe makes a devastating attack on London , making extensive use of incendiary weapons.



FIRST FLIGHTS


January

February

March

May

August

September

October

November

December


ENTERED SERVICE

February

March

May

July

November