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WARINNUMBERS
THEBATTLEOFBRITAIN
Thefiguresfrom
thefightinthe
skiestostopthe
Nazis crossing 3,000
the Channel
AircrewservedwithFighterCommandduringthebattle
W
1,900 2,500
The Luftwaffe aircraft and crew were
lost up to more than killed
W Pilots were lost by Fighter Command
W RAF aircraft were downed
544 1,000
1
F pilots lost
ir lives
victories were
scored by Sgt
Josef František,
the highest of
the battle
IN W German bombers started on 1 May 1940
6 1,7
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