The Battle of Britain is regarded by many to be one
of the most pivotal events of the Second World War. The main battle took
place from July to Seplamber 1940 and was the first major campaign to
be fought entirely by airpower and was the largest and most sustained
aerial bombing campaign up until that time. The 'few' of the RAF stood
up to and fought off the might of the Luftwaffe, pitching their
outnumbered Hurricanes and Spitfires into deadly combat with
Messerschmitt 109s and hordes of Luftwaffe bombers, such as the Heinkel
He 111.
The Battle had three distinct phases. The first began with attacks on
shipping convoys to try and draw the RAF into battle. In the second the
Luftwaffe turned their attention to trying to cripple the southern
airfields of the RAF by bombing and in this they nearly succeeded.
Finally, in the third phase the head of the Luftwaffe Goering, under
orders from Hitler, switched his focus to bombing Britain's cities thus
allowing the RAF to regroup and regain its strength.
By the late autumn of 1940, the RAF had regained air superiority over
Southern England, the German losses having become unacceptable and
Hitler was forced to cancel his plans to invade Britain in order to
concentrate on the planned invasion of Russia.
Set includes:
- Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IA
- Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3
- Hawker Hurricane Mk.I
- Heinkel He 111 P-2
- Display stand
Technical Specification & Detail
Scale |
1:72 |
Skill |
3 |
Flying Hours |
4 |
Number of Parts |
179 |
Dimensions (mm) |
L340 X W240 |