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RAF Night bombers bomb Berlin for the first time.

Phase two: The Airfields Continued attacks on RAF fighter airfields during the day. RAF standing patrols on the evening happen upon Me109s on fighter sweeps over Kent. Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.

Luftwaffe bombers on a night time raid mistakenly bomb the East End of London, giving the British War Cabinet the perfect excuse to allow retaliatory raids on Germany.

Phase two: The Airfields A long and bitter day of aerial combat over southern England, the 24th would also see the Boulton Paul Defiant fighter return to combat in the skies above England. 00:00-54:00 ~Spitfire 54:00-1:03:00 ~Defiant 1:03:00-1:35:00 ~Spitfire Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.

Phase two: The Airfields With the weather still being quite poor after August 18th, air activity would be far more limited in the following days. Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.

Spitfire Vb and Hurricane mkII fighters engage a Luftwaffe nuisance raid near Dover. Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik Great Battles

Phase two: The Airfields The 18th of August becomes the most gruelling day of fighting in the battle so far, with a huge amount of losses on both sides. The RAF call it their 'Hardest Day' (The last combat in this video is based over Kent at 17:00 I forgot to add the text onto the video!) 00:00-46:00 ~Spitfires 46:00-1:09:00 ~Hurricanes 1:09:00-1:32:33 ~Spitfires 1:32:33-1:33:57 ~Churchill's sp...

Phase two: The Airfields The Luftwaffe continues its attacks on RAF airfields, losses are mounting on both sides. 00:00-14:20 Hurricanes 14:20-48:44 Spitfires Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.

A short flight from RAF Manston in a Spitfire MkVb Footage from IL-2 Great Battles

Phase two: The Airfields The Luftwaffe launches one of its biggest attacks yet on RAF airfields and the Tyneside coast. So many German aircraft are lost that Luftwaffe aircrew dub the 15th August 'Black Thursday'. 00:00-30:30 Spitfires 34:40-47:40 Hurricanes 47:40-1:24:02 Spitfires Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.

Phase two: The Airfields The Luftwaffe continues its Eagle attack focusing its attention on RAF airfields. 00:00-27:30 Spitfires 27:30-39:21 Hurricanes Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.

On Christmas Eve we take our Spitfire IIa above the channel in a formation of two aircraft, to provide cover for a convoy.

Phase two: The Airfields Poor weather forces Hermann Goering to call off his Eagle attack, however his bomber formations do not receive the call back order and proceed to Britain without escort. Out of frustration he allows the rest of the attack to go ahead anyway. Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.

Phase two: The Airfields Chain Home Radar stations are hit causing a temporary blind spot in Britain's defences. Forward airfields are also attacked, beginning a new phase of the Battle of Britain. Footage captured from IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover.

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A short flight in the Hawker Hurricane MkI

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