The Hardest Day, Battle of Britain - Animated

On the 18th August 1940, the Luftwaffe would launch an all out attack to destroy the RAF's Fighter Command. The day would yield the largest combined losses of any day during the Battle of Britain. It would become known as The Hardest Day.

Note - yes the music is a little loud, this was my first ever video and i was still learning the ropes!

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Music - "Birth of a Hero" - www.bensound.com

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Flight paths, scramble and intercept times, and aircraft crashes/losses are as accurate as recorded history can reasonably allow. The melee east of the Isle of Wight was confused and chaotic, so squadron positions are a best guess here. Individual aircraft may have strayed away from their squadrons during the chaos, which may not be shown here.