1939 ⟶ British Aircraft Downs German Plane
The Luftwaffe attacks the Home Fleet between Scotland and th...
Year
1939
1940
🛬 British Aircraft Downs German Plane
The Luftwaffe attacks the Home Fleet between Scotland and the Skaggerak with limited success; on the occasion a Dornier Do 18 is shot down by a Fleet Air Arm Blackburn Skua from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, making it the first German plane shot down by the British.⟶
United KingdomGermanyAir CombatRoyal NavyFleet Air ArmBlackburn SkuaLuftwaffeWorld War IISkaggerakFirst Victory
💥 British Sink German Cruiser Königsberg
The German light cruiser Königsberg is sunk by British Fleet Air Arm dive bombers.⟶
naval warfareGermanyBritish NavyFleet Air ArmKönigsbergair attackwar at sea