One hundred Canadians were among them. Dubbed the Battle of Britain, it was the first decisive clash of Second World War and the first battle in history to be fought exclusively in the air.

This was where the Battle of Britain was fought, in the skies over southern Britain, against the German air force, the Luftwaffe. The Germans first tried to destroy British air fields, so the RAF ...

Explore the key events of the Battle of Britain with clips from over 50 years of BBC television and radio programmes The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air ...