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Wikipedia: The Battle of Britain is the name given to the air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The objective of the campaign was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), especially Fighter Command. The name derives from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the House of Commons: "The Battle of France is over.
![[Members of the London Auxiliary Firefighting Service.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Battle_of_britain_firefighting_s.jpg "Members of the London Auxiliary Firefighting Service.")
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![[X4382, a late production Spitfire Mk I of 602 Squadron flown by P/O Osgood Hanbury, Westhampnett, September 1940]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/602sqdn_spit1_s.jpg "X4382, a late production Spitfire Mk I of 602 Squadron flown by P/O Osgood Hanbury, Westhampnett, September 1940")
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![[Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II, wearing a monocle]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/HugoSperrle_s.jpg "Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II, wearing a monocle")
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