Today In History:  18 August  [1940]   --  'The Hardest Day' in the Battle of Britain

The German Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy RAF Fighter Command, and the air battles that took place todaywere amongst the largest aerial engagements in history to that time. Both side lose more aircraft combined on this day than at any other point during the campaign,  without the Luftwaffe achieving dominance over RAF Fighter Command. The Hardest Day

PHOTO: The Messerschmitt Bf 110 - one of the types of aircraft used by the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.

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