wow! absolutely sensational. being up wow! absolutely sensational. being up here, the speed, the agility, the way the plane just comedy pilots as, you are almost flying it with your fingertips. ijust you are almost flying it with your fingertips. i just cannot you are almost flying it with your fingertips. ijust cannot imagine being up here in a dogfight. 0h, fingertips. ijust cannot imagine being up here in a dogfight. oh, my stomach! wow. i can feel the geforce. look at that. it is such an elegant and agile fighter,
it was a victory that became one of the defining moments of the second world war, and the nazis first defeat. today marks 80 years since the start of the battle of britain. the spitfire was one of the iconic aircraft that took part, and now the raf have recognised for the first time that a 13 year old girl played a vital role in the plane s design. sophie raworth reports. newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitt, junkers, heinkels or dorniers that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. july 1940 and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn t know until now was the role that a 13 year old
travelled through her home village of ditchling in east sussex. representatives from the royal british legion stood with flags as they waited to honour dame vera. there was also a private service at the crematorium chapel which included music from a buglerfrom the royal marines. it s emerged a schoolgirl from london had a hand in the raf‘s victory in the battle of britain. she helped improve the firepower of the airforce s new fighters, the spitfire and the hurricane, which were key to defeating the german luftwaffe. sophie raworth explains. newsreel: way up in the sky there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels and dorniers, that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. july, 1940, and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in
duncan kennedy reporting. today marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, when the raf defended the country against wave after wave of bombing raids from nazi germany. the young british pilots flew new fighter planes called spitfires and hurricanes, turning the aircraft into iconic symbols of resilience. but what s never been revealed is the role played by a schoolgirl from london in their success, as sophie raworth explains. newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels and dorniers, that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. july, 1940, and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes.
duncan kennedy reporting. today marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, when the raf defended the country against wave after wave of bombing raids from nazi germany. the young british pilots flew new fighter planes called spitfires and hurricanes, turning the aircraft into iconic symbols of resilience. but what s never been revealed is the role played by a schoolgirl from london in their success, as sophie raworth explains. newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels and dorniers, that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. july, 1940, and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes.