By Tanner,chelsea And Jesse

Who?

• The Countries that were involved in the battle of Britain were Britain, Germany and Italy.

What?

• The Battle of Britain was a war fought in the air the aircrafts of choice in the battle of Britain are the Hurricane, Spitfire and BF 109

Airplanes used in the Battle of Britain

BF 109 Spitfire

Hurricane

When?

• The battle of Britain started July 10th 1940 and ended October 31st 1940.

Why was it significant?

• It was the Germans first defeat• Britain became the first line of defense • U.S. aid became vital after this battle

Map of Britain in range of German fighters,

1941/02/22, ILN p. 242

References

http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/Prelude13.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britainhttp://www.deroeck.co.uk/planes/Hawker-

Hurricane-02.htmlhttp://www.1stoppostershop.com/products/

Impact/Planes/im_Spitfire.asphttp://www.freewebs.com/aaaviation/im.htm