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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.
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 25 August, a Bf 110 was destroyed to the south of Portland Bill by Llewellyn. Later the same day he destroyed a Bf 109 inland from the Isle of Portland. He shot down a pair of Bf 110s near Selsey Bill on 11 September. His final aerial victory was on 15 September, what is now known as Battle of Britain Day: he destroyed a Do 17 near Edenbridge.
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 ...
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.
Squadron Leader Mark Long was killed when the Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight he was flying crashed in a field.
With guests waving British flags, appearances from veterans, recollections and readings - and some tears in Queen Camilla's eyes - the British ceremony took place in Portsmouth, the main departure ...