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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.
The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England, lit. 'air battle for England') was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.
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.
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 ...
Battle of Britain is a 1941 oil painting by the British war artist Paul Nash, depicting an aerial battle as part of the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. It ...
Squadron Leader Mark Long was killed when the Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight he was flying crashed in a field.
Adlertag ("Eagle Day") was the first day of Unternehmen Adlerangriff ("Operation Eagle Attack"), an air operation by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe (German air force) intended to destroy the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The operation came during the Battle of Britain after Britain
The Prince of Wales speaks to veterans at the Government of Canada ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer, Normandy (Jordan Pettitt/PA)