The Hardest Day was a Second World War air battle fought on 18 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force. On that day, the Luftwaffe made an all
A Dornier Do 17Z of 9 Staffel (Squadron), Kampfgeschwader 76 (Bomber Wing 76). The bomber was shot down by Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft of No. 111 Squadron RAF. It crash landed near RAF Biggin Hill, 18 August 1940.
Albert Kesselring, commander of Luftflotte 2
The restored Operations Room in the No. 11 Group Battle of Britain Bunker
Do 17s in close formation. The view is towards the left rear of the pilot's seat.
Kampfgeschwader 1 was a German medium bomber wing that operated in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
A He 111P over Poland, September 1939
KG 1 bombers, 21 June 1940
A 7th Staffel KG 1 Heinkel He 111 on a mission during the Battle of Britain, 1940
KG 1 Heinkels at low-level. The photograph is taken from the bomb-aimer's position in the tip of the nose.