Result: British victory

The Dowding System (named after its architect, Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding 1882 - 1970) was Britain's pioneering integrated air defense system during the Second World War. The system incorporated advanced radar technology, robust communication networks, and centralized command and control structures to defend against German air raids. Its main elements included radar stations for early warning...

This powerful image captures three children sitting amid the rubble of a bombed-out neighborhood in an eastern suburb of London during the Battle of Britain in September 1940. The German Luftwaffe carried out relentless air raids, known as the Blitz, devastating homes and displacing thousands. Despite the destruction, the children display resilience—one boy even smiles, showcasing the enduring spirit of wartime youth. The photo reflects the harsh realities of war and the innocent lives it disrupted.

You have to know it's there to find it, the grave of Pilot Officer Francis Cale RAF, killed in action on August 15th 1940, one of The Few. The Battle of Britain took place between July and October 1940, the first major battle fought entirely in the air. His Spitfire was shot down and he managed to bail out but his body was found in the River Medway the next day. He was Australian, born at Milford Junction, Perth, Western Australia, and had been married for about a month. City of Westminster Cemetery, Uxbridge Road, Hanwell, London Borough of Ealing, London, UK, August 2022. #lestweforget #RAF #Australia #BattleofBritain #Hanwell #LondonBoroughofEaling #UK #August2022 #suburbs #suburban #suburbia #photography

Spitfire BM597 over the Seven Sisters. Acrylic on canvas 24 X 30 inch. I painted this and the Hurricane as a pair.

Europe 79 years ago today: Battle of Britain (07 Sep 1940) https://buff.ly/2ZUYt0Y After the French collapse, a pro-German government took power in southern France. Britain was now Hitler's only remaining European enemy. Over the next four months, Germany launched continuous air attacks in an attempt to force the British to come to terms. #europe #history #welovehistory #welovemaps #map #1940 #1940s #20thcentury #modernhistory #europeanhistory #thirdreich #nazigermany #september #september7 #battleofbritain #worldwarii #worldwar2 #ww2 #wwii #secondworldwar #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2GqXLLAHa_/?igshid=chf0k6lipvna

  A terrible picture I know but a sunny June afternoon and an incredible sound drives me from the workshop to see a lone Spitfire flying over head . I just managed to get this shot as it banked and flew on to an nearby airshow .

#battleofbritain #warmonument #london #igerslondon @memorial_theFew @BofB1940 #memorial (at Battle of Britain Monument, London)