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Battlefield Britain

The Battle of Britain

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Dan Snow experiences how the Battle of Britain was fought at the limits of human endurance when he takes flight in a high performance stunt plane. Recreating the spiralling turns of a dogfight, he feels the extraordinary side-effects of the high G forces felt by pilots in this critical battle of World War II.

Using revolutionary graphics, Peter Snow gives a blow-by-blow account of the pivotal moments of the battle and how the RAF held off the might of the German Luftwaffe during the summer of 1940. The future of the entire country was at stake in this, the first great air battle in history. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Dan Snow
Presenter:
Peter Snow
Executive Producer:
Jane Aldous
Director:
Danielle Peck

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