Battle of the River Forth

Battle of the River Forth
Part of the Phoney War of World War II
Date16 October 1939 (1939-10-16)
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 Germany  United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Hans Storp
  • George Pinkerton
  • Pat Glifford
Units involved
Strength
Casualties and losses
  • 3 killed
  • 6 injured
  • 15 captured
  • 3 Junkers Ju 88
  • 16 killed
  • 44 wounded

The Battle of the River Forth was an air battle on 16 October 1939 between Supermarine Spitfires from No. 602 and No. 603 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force and Junkers Ju 88 bombers of 1. Gruppe Kampfgeschwader 30.[1] It resulted when twelve[clarification needed] Ju 88s attacked Rosyth naval base at the Firth of Forth.[2] The raid was the first German air raid on Britain during World War II.[3]

  1. ^ Price, Alfred (20 November 2012). Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939-41. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781782006749.
  2. ^ Spiers, Edward M. (1 January 2012). A Military History of Scotland. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748633357.
  3. ^ "Air attack in the Firth of Forth - World War II (1939-45) - Scotland's History". www.educationscotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.