On this Day – 1940

On the 12th August 1940, radar stations were attacked as the Battle of Britain raged. Although the radar station at Bawdsey was not targeted, the Luftwaffe attempted to blind the RAF by attacking sites such as Ventor on the Isle of Wight. While the station was indeed knocked out, it was operational within six hours, proving to the Luftwaffe the difficulty in successfully attacking the radar stations that proved so vital in the Battle of Britain.