#BattleofBritain

On this day 1940 the #BattleofBritain is commonly considered to have reached its peak. Most commonly associated with the image of the pilots, ground crew & controllers of of ACM
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The two @RoyalNavy fighter squadrons that are recorded as having participated in the #BattleOfBritain were each equipped, or equipping with the best naval fighters then available.808 Naval Air Squadron formed
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On this day 1940 Adm/Flt Sir Charles Forbes, CinC @RoyalNavy Home Fleet set sail from Scapa Flow aboard his newly returned flagship, the battleship HMS Nelson, with V/Adm Sir Jock
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While we acknowledge on #BattleOfBritain Day the victory won by the RAF, frantic efforts were underway on the ground to counter the expected invasion. This pillbox at Camber was one
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The @BritishArmy Anti-Aircraft Command was a crucial part of the Dowding System. It operated searchlights and anti-aircraft guns against incoming German raids. Anti- aircraft guns shot down approximately 300 Luftwaffe
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Alexander "Thorney" Thorne, a British Foreign Exchange Officer with the @usairforce went above and beyond - literally and figuratively - to honour Billy Fiske, the first American to die at
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