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Battle of Britain Day, 15 September 1940, is the day on which a large-scale aerial battle in the Battle of Britain took place. [8] [10] [11] [12] [13]In June 1940, the Wehrmacht had conquered most of Western Europe and Scandinavia.
Nearly 3,000 aircrew from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and other Allied countries took part in the Battle of Britain, a third of which were either killed or wounded. [16] They have been honoured with ceremonies and flypasts on the anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, most recently on the 80th, [17] 75th, [18] and 70th anniversaries. [19]
On 15 September, what is now known as Battle of Britain Day, Meaker destroyed two Do 17s, near Chatham and London respectively, shared in the probable destruction of a Do 17 and damaged a Bf 109, also near London. On 27 September, he and another pilot shared in the shooting down of a Bf 110 near Redhill.
15 September 15, 1940 (Sunday) 16 September 16, 1940 (Monday) 17 September 17, 1940 (Tuesday) ... The large-scale air battle known as Battle of Britain Day was fought ...
According to the now common account, on 15 September 1940, known as Battle of Britain Day, Sergeant Holmes was flying a Hawker Hurricane fighter when he spotted a formation of three Dornier Do 17 bombers of Kampfgeschwader 76 heading for central London, to make a bombing attempt. As he made an attack on one of the bombers, the bomber fired a ...
Pilots who fought in the battle have been known as The Few ever since; at times being specially commemorated on 15 September, "Battle of Britain Day". On this day in 1940, the Luftwaffe embarked on their largest bombing attack yet, forcing the engagement of the entirety of RAF 11 Group in defence of London and the South East, which resulted in ...
On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe started attacking southern England. In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation ...
Adlertag ("Eagle Day") was the first day of Unternehmen Adlerangriff ("Operation Eagle Attack"), ... Eagle Day: The Battle of Britain, 6 August – 15 September 1940 ...