n the summer of 1940 Britain battled for survival against Hitler's war machine, as the full might of the German Luftwaffe attempted to gain air superiority over Britain, hoping to force the country to surrender or to weaken its air defences sufficiently for an invasion.
Around 1,500 Allied pilots perished during the Battle of Britain. Their sacrifice was immortalised by Churchill himself, who declared, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”.
The planes of the Battle of Britain are among the most iconic in British and German history. Famous aircraft like the Spitfire, Messerschmitt, Hurricane, Junkers Ju 88 and lesser known designs clashed.
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