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The Secret Repair Unit That Saved Hundreds of British Fighters | Spitfire Blitz
August 15th, 1940: A Spitfire lands with 12 bullet holes and a dead engine. Five hours later, it's airborne again. This shouldn't have been possible—but it happened hundreds of times during the Battle of Britain.
While RAF pilots fought in the skies, a secret civilian repair organization worked impossible deadlines on the ground. The Civilian Repair Organization (CRO) turned 3-week factory repairs into 72-hour miracles, repairing over 1,000 fighters during the battle's critical months.
This is the untold story of how Britain won the Battle of Britain—not just in the air, but in warehouses and workshops across southern England.
Discover how Ernest Lemon and 1,200 civilian mechanics from car garages and machine shops salvaged crashed Spitfires and Hurricanes, working 18-hour shifts under blackout conditions to keep Fighter Command flying. Learn why the Luftwaffe couldn't understand how British aircraft numbers kept increasing despite massive losses.
KEY TOPICS COVERED: ✈️ The mathematics of Fighter Command's survival crisis in July 1940 🔧 72-hour repair processes that defied Air Ministry standards
⚡ How mechanics replaced engines in 4 hours instead of 16 💥 The devastating bombing raid that killed 42 mechanics in one strike 📊 1,017 fighters repaired between July-October 1940—matching factory production
This documentary reveals the logistics, timing pressures, and human cost behind one of WWII's most critical operations. No dramatic dogfights—just the brutal reality of keeping an air force alive through speed, improvisation, and sacrifice.
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