wow. i can feel the g force. look at that. it is such an elegant and agile fighter. speed and surprise were the key to its success. and, of course, its firepower. wow, in we come to land. pilots reckoned that they could keep their sights on for about two seconds. so you had to find a way of bringing down an enemy bomber in just two seconds. in 193a, as war with germany looked increasingly likely, the british government took what many thought to be an extraordinary decision. the new generation of fighters,
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girl from london played in their success, as sophie raworth has been finding out, in the schoolgirl who helped winawar. it s a wonderful aircraft, absolutely wonderful. it fitted you like a glove, you see, that s what i liked about it. without victory in the battle of britain, i think it s almost certain that we would have been invaded by germany. it was a darn close run thing. 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 girl played in its design. hazel‘s role, like so many others, has hitherto been untold. i think we can look back and be extremely grateful for the contribution she made.
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speed and surprise would be key to its success. and of course, it s firepower. in we come to learn. land. pilots reckoned that they could keep their sights on for about two seconds. so you had to find a way of bringing down an enemy bomber injust two way of bringing down an enemy bomber in just two seconds. in 1934, way of bringing down an enemy bomber injust two seconds. in 1934, as way of bringing down an enemy bomber in just two seconds. in 1934, as war with germany looked increasingly likely, the british government took what many thought to be an extraordinary decision. the new generation of fighters, they said, should be armed with not four but eight browning machine guns. should be armed with not four but eight browning machine-guns. give it up, mrs smith. 0r eight browning machine-guns. give it up, mrs smith. or is it miss? the battle of britain is your battle, too. they had finally been persuaded by this man, a scientific officer in