Battle of Britain Day,15th of September 1940 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Battle of Britain Day is the name given to the large-scale aerial battle that took place on 15 September 1940, during the Battle of Britain. In June 1940, the Wehrmacht had conquered most of Western Europe and Scandinavia. At that time, the only major power standing in the way of a German-dominated Europe was the British Empire and the Commonwealth. After having several peace offers rejected by the British, Adolf Hitler ordered the Luftwa

Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary - Authentic Gun Camera Footage This video shows very brief records of aerial combat captured on 16mm film by gun cameras mounted in the wings of British fighter aircraft during July, August, and September 1940. Captions identify pilot name, squadron, date of attack, aircraft type and target. Notes: V is used as an abbreviation for versus and does not refer to the Spitfire Mark V, which entered service in early 1941. The first clip does not show an “Me 109” bein