There was due to be a Spit and a Hurricane in the air today to mark the anniversary of 'never was so much owed etc.'.
http://[highlight]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11026119[/highlight]
Indeed Chris, and as that link highlights today is the the 70th anniverary of the famous "Never in the field of human conflict.........was so much owed by so many to so few" Churchill's speech to the House of Commons which was far longer that the short extraction always quoted.
Sunday, the 15th of September 1940 is the true Battle of Britain Day; the highly significant day when the RAF had all their fighter squadrons, including all reserves, in the air to meet what is considered to be the last mass determined attack by the Luftwaffe to destroy the RAF resistance and launch a German land and sea invasion. The Battle was not over, but this day generally represents the true climax of the conflict.
After that the Luftwaffe concentrated their attacks at night on London, and most major cities of Britain which lasted until May 1941. From 22nd June 1941 Hitler's interests lay elsewhere - Operation BARBARROSA - to conquer Russia, and from that moment the Nazi dream of world domination was doomed. Great Britain had survived the greatest of threats, and early defeats, to go on and gain victory thanks to the bravest of young men who gave their lives for our today.
537 RAF airmen died, but 2,662 Luftwaffe airmen were killed. This was from 1,023 RAF aircraft lost, compared to 1,887 German planes lost. In these figures you will see why the morale of the Luftwaffe crews in their squadrons was shattered, and they lost the Battle based on more than physical losses alone.
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