Pat Pattle
SOH-CM-2024
Just to commemorate this day......
From Wikipedia:
"On 18 August 1940, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy Fighter Command. The air battles that took place on this day were amongst the largest aerial engagements in history at that time. Both sides suffered very heavy losses. The British outperformed the Luftwaffe in the air, achieving a favourable ratio of 2:1.However, a number of RAF aircraft were caught and destroyed on the ground, equalling the total losses of both sides. Further large and costly aerial battles took place after the 18 August, but both sides lost more aircraft combined on this day than at any other point during the campaign, including the 15 September, the Battle of Britain day, generally considered the climax of the fighting. For this reason, the air battles of the 18 August 1940 became known as "The Hardest Day" in Britain.
From Wikipedia:
"On 18 August 1940, the Luftwaffe made an all-out effort to destroy Fighter Command. The air battles that took place on this day were amongst the largest aerial engagements in history at that time. Both sides suffered very heavy losses. The British outperformed the Luftwaffe in the air, achieving a favourable ratio of 2:1.However, a number of RAF aircraft were caught and destroyed on the ground, equalling the total losses of both sides. Further large and costly aerial battles took place after the 18 August, but both sides lost more aircraft combined on this day than at any other point during the campaign, including the 15 September, the Battle of Britain day, generally considered the climax of the fighting. For this reason, the air battles of the 18 August 1940 became known as "The Hardest Day" in Britain.
