Battle of the River Forth

Battle of the River Forth
	Part of the Phoney War of World War II
Date	16 October 1939
Location	Rosyth Naval Base, Firth of Forth
Result	British victory
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Hans Storp	George Pinkerton; Pat Glifford;
Units involved
Kampfgeschwader 30; Kampfgeschwader 26;	No. 602 Squadron RAF; No. 603 Squadron RAF;
Strength
12 Junkers Ju 88; 3 Heinkel He 111;	~11 Supermarine Spitfires; 2 light cruiser; 2 destroyer ships; 1 aircraft carrier;
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. It resulted when twelve Ju 88s attacked Rosyth naval base at the Firth of Forth. The raid was the first German air raid on Britain during World War II.

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