wa ffe ▁aircraft ▁began ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁Br istol ▁area , ▁with ▁n uis ance ▁ra ids ▁almost ▁night ly ▁as ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁got ▁under ▁way ▁in ▁July . ▁AA ▁gun ▁and ▁S / L ▁engag ements ▁with ▁these ▁ra iders ▁were ▁frequent ▁but ▁incon clus ive . ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁Most ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁were ▁over ▁south ▁and ▁south - east ▁England , ▁where ▁R AF ▁air fields ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁targets ▁for ▁day ▁bom bers . ▁The ▁Br istol ▁AA ▁guns ▁were ▁in ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 4 / 2 5 ▁August , ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 8 / 2 9 ▁August , ▁when ▁rad ar ▁track ed ▁ 4 3 ▁separate ▁' ra ids ' ▁( most ly ▁single ▁aircraft ) ▁over ▁ 4 6 ▁AA ▁B de ' s ▁area , ▁but ▁most ▁avoided ▁the ▁Br istol ▁G DA ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁other ▁targets ▁( L iver pool ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁Luft wa ffe ▁target ▁that ▁night ). ▁Only ▁one ▁ra ider ▁was ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁Br istol ▁S / L s ▁while ▁others ▁were ▁engaged ▁by ▁rad ar - direct ed ▁He avy ▁AA ▁( H AA ) ▁guns . ▁The ▁bomb s ▁dropped ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁mainly ▁land ed ▁in ▁open ▁country . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁few ▁day light ▁ra ids ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Country ▁as ▁the ▁battle ▁continued , ▁not ably ▁on ▁Br istol ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September