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Benevolens Magister
As we all know, this year sees the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the greatest air battle in history, and a turning point for the future of a great chunk of the World. The Battle raged over the skies of Britain, with the heaviest concentation of engagements taking place in the South East of England, whilst attacks also continued against the South West, Wales, the Midlands and North West , the North East and Scotland. Night bombing raids continued long after the 'official' end of the Battle, not just with the 'Blitz' of London, but with heavy raids on the industrial centres and towns and cities of the Midlands and the North. In these areas, there are still numerous signs of 'battle damage' to be seen to this day.
I intend to post various 'Bits' of information (hence the thread title) to assist modellers with their choice(s), and, hopefully, provide a little background to the events of the summer of 1940.
My aim will not so much be to describe the Battle and its' course, that has been done numerous times, in various forms, by others much more qualified than I ever will be, but to provide such information as the units involved, the dates, their locations and airfields, as well as such things as unit badges, codes, perhaps some 'campaign' maps and so on.
It is not the intention or aim of this thread to provide the basis for a discussion forum, or to outline specific Orders of Battle or describe individual daily combats, but should questions arise from the information posted, which they surely will, I'll be happy to answer these, if I am able.
Although I haven't formally discussed or agreed anything with Paul (Micdrow) or Chris (Njaco), I suspect they will have some input in the form of text and pictures/profiles etc, and, hopefully, the thread will prove to be a useful, and perhaps interesting and informative source.
I don't consider myself to be an'authority' on the Battle, but it has been one of my 'pet' subjects since I was a young lad which, as many of you know, in my case was quite some time ago!!
Over the years I have had the good fortune to meet, and know, a number of people directly involved in the Battle, including some well-known pilots, and have been able to work with, and/or inspect aircraft of the period, visit some of the airfields and other locations, both in the UK and in Europe, and generally 'soak up' a fair amount of minor detail which, when all pieced together, may help to create a better understanding for those less familiar with this epic action.
Hopefully the information and 'knowledge' gained during this period can now be shared with like-minded people.
So, in the not too distant future I should be posting the first 'Bit', covering the units involved from both sides.
Cheers,
Terry.
I intend to post various 'Bits' of information (hence the thread title) to assist modellers with their choice(s), and, hopefully, provide a little background to the events of the summer of 1940.
My aim will not so much be to describe the Battle and its' course, that has been done numerous times, in various forms, by others much more qualified than I ever will be, but to provide such information as the units involved, the dates, their locations and airfields, as well as such things as unit badges, codes, perhaps some 'campaign' maps and so on.
It is not the intention or aim of this thread to provide the basis for a discussion forum, or to outline specific Orders of Battle or describe individual daily combats, but should questions arise from the information posted, which they surely will, I'll be happy to answer these, if I am able.
Although I haven't formally discussed or agreed anything with Paul (Micdrow) or Chris (Njaco), I suspect they will have some input in the form of text and pictures/profiles etc, and, hopefully, the thread will prove to be a useful, and perhaps interesting and informative source.
I don't consider myself to be an'authority' on the Battle, but it has been one of my 'pet' subjects since I was a young lad which, as many of you know, in my case was quite some time ago!!
Over the years I have had the good fortune to meet, and know, a number of people directly involved in the Battle, including some well-known pilots, and have been able to work with, and/or inspect aircraft of the period, visit some of the airfields and other locations, both in the UK and in Europe, and generally 'soak up' a fair amount of minor detail which, when all pieced together, may help to create a better understanding for those less familiar with this epic action.
Hopefully the information and 'knowledge' gained during this period can now be shared with like-minded people.
So, in the not too distant future I should be posting the first 'Bit', covering the units involved from both sides.
Cheers,
Terry.
