18th August 1940: “The Hardest Day” of the Battle of Britain during the Second World War

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“The Hardest Day” saw the Luftwaffe lose more than 60 aircraft, while the RAF lost around 30 fighters together with experienced pilots whose replacement was increasingly ...

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