By Richard Townshend Bickers
Via the summer time of 1940, the overpowering could of the German air strength had triumphed over Poland, Norway, France, Holland and Belgium. because the opponents and bombers of the Luftwaffe collected at the north west coast of Europe, they'd no cause to think that the seriously outnumbered squadrons of the Royal Air strength (RAF) could end up any further tricky to beat than their previous competitors. although, those illusions of invulnerability have been quickly to be shattered in whirling combats over southern England within the clash that will be referred to as the conflict of england.
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