What was the nickname for the Battle of Britain?

the Air Battle for England
The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (German: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany’s air …

Did they use real planes in the Battle of Britain movie?

The Junkers 87 Stuka dive bombers used in this movie, were model airplanes filmed in Malta, the only ones not real (the Percival Proctor aircraft, which had been modified to represent Junkers 87 aircraft, were found to be too dangerous to use).

What ended the Battle of Britain?

July 10, 1940 – October 31, 1940
Battle of Britain/Periods

Who was the burned actor in Battle of Britain?

Leader Bill Foxley
This is not an actor but retired Squadron Leader Bill Foxley, a trainee navigator with RAF Bomber Command during World War II who suffered severe burns following a crash.

What does flood the cowling mean?

However in the only film worth watching at least 27 times in one day, it refers to a scene where the Germans are coming and they have to destroy the planes that would have fallen into enemy hands, “Flood the cowling, plenty of it” is in reference to pouring petrol over a Hurricane MKII that would have fallen into the …

What was the Battle of Britain?

The Battle of Britain, which took place between July and October 1940, was a major air campaign in which Britain’s Royal Air Force defended the British Isles against Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe.

Could the Battle of Britain have ended differently?

In fact, had it not been for the British bombings of Berlin from late August 1940 and onward, the Battle of Britain might have ended quite differently. The small-scale Berlin raids in 1940, carried out by a handful of bombers with totally inadequate navigational equipment, have been regarded as more or less meaningless pinpricks.

How did the ‘pinprick’ raids win the Battle of Britain?

The direct effect of these ‘pinprick’ raids was that Hitler ordered the Luftwaffe to stop attacking RAF Fighter Command’s ground organisation and instead start bombing London. It is commonly accepted that this was what saved Fighter Command from annihilation. But RAF Bomber Command contributed to the victory in several other ways too.