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Pilot-Eric lock he had 28 confirmed kills in the air and was known as a hero to great britain.
Air Chief Marshal- Huge Dowding He commanded the royal airforce and helped win the battle for britain.

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The battle of Britain was one of the most imprtaint key battles to world war two. If germany had been succesful with taking out the Royal Air Force germany would have taken great Britain.

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The germans tried to take out the Royal Airforce so they could Attemped to take Great Britain.

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The map shows where Germany tried to invade.

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Two of the four Group Commanders, 11 Group's Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park and 10 Group's Air Vice-Marshal Sir Quintin Brand, came from New Zealand and South Africa respectively. The War Cabinet created two Polish fighter squadrons, Nos. 302 and 303, in the summer of 1940. These were followed by other national units, including two Czech fighter squadrons.

Many of the RAF's aces were men from the Commonwealth and the highest scoring pilot of the Battle was Josef Frantisek, a Czech pilot flying with No. 303 (Polish) Fighter Squadron. No. 303 entered battle on 31 August, at the peak of the Battle of Britain, but quickly became Fighter Command's highest claiming squadron with 126 kills.

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8 Things You Need To Know About The Battle Of Britain

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The Battle of Britain was a major air campaign fought over southern England in the summer and autumn of 1940. Here are 8 things you need to know about one of Britain's most important victories of the Second World War.

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Transcript

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NARRATOR: But first, Britain had to take a blasting of her own. To invade successfully, Germans first had to control the air--and so began the Battle of Britain [music out]. The Luftwaffe, with twice the number of planes, intended to sweep the RAF from the skies. But they underestimated the British and Canadian pilots [music in]. Soon the Germans were losing two planes for every one lost by the RAF.

Then the Luftwaffe tried to smash British ports and industry. These daylight raids were damaging, but again, the RAF took too heavy a toll, and Goering's air force turned to indiscriminate night bombing. Its purpose--to strike terror into the people, and to break their spirit by turning their cities into rubble. Many lived like moles, taking to the subways for shelter. Although thousands were crippled or buried alive in the flaming ruins, all faced the ruthless attack with courage.

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The Royal Air Force Versus the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

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Learn about the Battle of Britain, between Britain's Royal Air Force and Germany's Luftwaffe, which began in July 1940. From The Second World War: Triumph of the Axis (1963), a documentary by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation.