Long range guns firing across the channel hit several houses in Folkestone and Dover killing and maiming civilians. Hawkinge airfield is also hit.
This is a preparatory shelling - testing and ranging the guns.
Tag: Folkestone
NBSS says South East Kent is the main area of invasion
Wednesday 11th September 1940 12:00NBBS says sustained Luftwaffe bombing of railway infrastructure in "the London - Ramsgate - Folkstone area" is confirmation this is the area of the main German invasion objective.