Battle of Britain

noun

1. (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

1. 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

Example Sentences

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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He ended by saying that Sqn Ldr Long “personified the very best of the Royal Air Force, the typhoon force and the Battle of Britain Memorial flight and his legacy will live on”.

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His colleagues said he was the "epitome of a military fighter pilot, he personified the very best of the Royal Air Force and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight".

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The RAF has temporarily grounded the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight following the death of a pilot in a crash.

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