battle of britain

Bomber Comman: 376 bombers Coastal Command: 148 aircraft 1,547 total. 27,450 civilians dead, 32,138 wounded

Trivia about battle of britain

Murrow first gained fame broadcasting from rooftops during this 1940 "Battle"
On June 18, 1940 Churchill said, "The battle for France is over" & this "is about to begin"
In this 1940 battle, a much smaller air force held off 2,500 German planes for many months
An RAF veteran poses with a life-size frieze at the London memorial to this pivotal 1940 battle
The strategies of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding helped win this crucial mid-1940 "Battle"