Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary Commemorations

The Battle of Britain, according to official records, commenced on the 10th July 1940 making last Saturday the 70th anniversary of the start of the most famous aerial campaign in history.

Inevitably there are many events and activities taking place across Britain to commemorate the battle and honour those who took part. Some of these are being organised by official bodies while others are of a more private or individual nature, not least the Yorkshire farmer who has created a maze on his land which can only really be appreciated from the air as reported by the BBC.


On Sunday a service was held at the Battle of Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne in Kent and a gallery of photographs of the event can be found on the Facebook "Remembering the Few - 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, 2010  page.


Throughout the summer the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be displaying at events around the UK and most airshows.






The Royal Air Force website history section has extensive coverage as well as campaign diaries and photographs from 1940.