sophie raworth explains.rniers that are going to get the thrashing of their lives! july, 1940, and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn't know until now was the role that a 13—year—old girl played in this design. this new generation of fighter plane had originally been designed with just four machine guns. but this man, captain fred hill, a scientific officer in the air ministry, became convinced that four guns would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition. most thought eight guns would be too many, impossible to fit on the planes, but captain hill was convinced he was right, so he turned to an unlikely person for help — his 13—year—old daughter hazel, a talented mathematician. together, aro

sophie raworth, bbc news.an see the full documenatary about the "schoolgirl who helped to win a war" on the bbc news channel this weekend — you can see the times on the screen there. time for a look at the weather, here's stav da naos. good evening. we ended the working week on a sunny note for many but there were some pretty heavy showers around, especially across eastern england and some rumbles of thunder. tonight, as high pressure continues to build, showers will fade and with a cooler air mass light wind and clearer skies will make it turn chilly. this was the pressure that brought the dull weather to england and wales a few days ago generating showers across the north and east. they will tend to fizzle out this evening and overnight many places will turn drier, but breeze still bringing showers to the north and west of scotland. temperatures falling pretty low for the time of year, 6—9dc widely so a chilly start as we head into the weekend but the good news is high pressure will be dominating so that wee

never been revealed before is the role that a schoolgirl from london played in their success, as sophie rawortheen finding out in the schoolgirl who helped winawar. it's a wonderful aircraft, absolutely wonderful. it fitted you like a glove, you see, that's what i liked about it. without victory in the battle of britain, i think it's almost certain that we would have been invaded by germany. it was a darn close—run thing. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn't know until now was the role that a 13—year—old girl played in its design. hazel‘s role, like so many others, has hitherto been untold. i think we can look back and be extremely grateful for the contribution she made. churchill: we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. we shall never surrender. newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels and dorniers that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. in july 1940 the fate of the world hung in the bal

what's never been revealed is the role played by a schoolgirl from london in their success, as sophie raworthrs, that are going to get the thrashing of their lives... july, 1940, and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes.

sophie raworth reports. dorniers that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. july 1940 and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn't know until now was the role that a 13—year—old girl played in its design. this new generation of fighter plane had originally been designed with just four machine guns. but this man, captain fred hill, a scientific officer in the air ministry, became convinced that four guns would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition — most thought eight guns would be too many, impossible to fit on the planes. but captain hill was convinced he was right, so he turned to an unlikely person for help — his 13—year—old daughter, hazel, a talented mathematician. together, a

what's never been revealed is the role played by a schoolgirl from london in their success, as sophie raworths, junkers, heinkels and dorniers, that are going to get the thrashing of their lives. july, 1940, and nazi germany is beginning the first of many bombing raids in what became known as the battle of britain. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend these shores in their spitfires and hurricanes. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we didn't know until now, was the role that a 13—year—old girl played in this design. this new generation of fighter plane had originally been designed with just four machine guns. but this man, captain fred hill, a scientific officer in the air ministry, became convinced that four guns would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition. most thought eight guns would be too many, impossible to fit on the plains, but captain hill was convinced to fit on the planes, but captain hill was convinced he was right, so he turned to an unlikely person

sophie raworth reports. but the raf‘s pilots managed to fight off the luftwaffe and defend the shawls in their spitfires and hurricane‘s. it is the most famous plane from world war ii. it played a crucial role in the battle of britain. but what we did not know until now was that the role that a 13—year—old girl played in its design. this new generation of fighter planes had originally been designed with just four machine—guns. but this man, captain fred hill, a scientific officer in the air ministry became convinced that four guns would not be enough. each plane needed eight. he faced stiff opposition and most thought that eight guns would be too many and impossible to fit on the plains. the captain hill was convinced he was right so he turned to an unlikely person or help this 13—year—old daughter a talented mathematician. together, around the kitchen table, they worked through the night on complex calculations to prove that eight guns firing at least 1000 rounds a minute was essential for success. they tal

sophie raworth met herfamily before lockdown and can explain.esin. but what we didn't know until now was the role that a 13—year—old girl played in its design. hazel's role, like so many others, has hitherto been untold. i think we can look back and be extremely grateful for the contribution she made. we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the hour. we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. we shall never surrender. way up in the sky, there are messerschmitt 's, junkers, but by going to get the trashing of their lives. in july 1940 the fate of the world hung in the balance. britain was facing the threat of invasion from nazi germany. adolf hitler knew that to win the war, he would need to invade written. that summer, he made the decision to attack from the hour, using the mighty german air force, the luftwaffe. the raf was outnumbered three to one. what followed in the skies above written that summer has been described as this country's single most important military campaign ever fought. this country's single

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