Battle of Britain

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(in World War II) the series of aerial combats that took place between British and German aircraft during the autumn of 1940 and that included the severe bombardment of British cities.

Battle of Britain

noun

the Battle of Britain
from August to October 1940, the prolonged bombing of S England by the German Luftwaffe and the successful resistance by the RAF Fighter Command, which put an end to the German plan of invading Britain

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This week saw the South African ambassador to the US expelled from the country, the death of the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot and an ugly fish win a competition.

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At 21, he was a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain, a three-month period when air force personnel defended the skies against a large-scale assault by the German air force, the Luftwaffe.

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To a city reeling with loss, water drop videos are “Battle of Britain” and Snoopy beating the Red Baron.

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A planned fly past by the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will no longer take place following death of a pilot in a spitfire crash last month.

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A fatal crash involving a Spitfire in Lincolnshire last week meant the planned RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight was cancelled.

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