newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels and dorniers that are goingrashing 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 britain. that summer, he made the decision to attack from the air, using the mighty german air force, the luftwaffe. the raf was outnumbered three to one. what followed in the skies above britain that summer has been described as this country's single most important military campaign ever fought. victory in the battle of britain was by no means certain, and depended on the skills and bravery of young raf pilots from britain and her allies. they were flying the latest generation of fighter planes, the legendary spitfires and hurricanes. a key feature of these fighters was the way they were armed. the new planes were initially designed to carry four machine—guns, but in the run—up to war, all that would change. earlier this year i was lucky enough to find out what it was like to fly in o

newsreel: way up in the sky there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels and dorniers, that are goingg 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, around their kitchen table, they worked through the night on complex calculations to prove that eigh

newsreel: way up in the sky there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels and dorniers, that are goingmany 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 for help — his 13—year—old daughter, hazel, a talented mathematician. together, around their kitchen table, the

newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitt, junkers, heinkels or dorniers that are going tothe 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, around their kitchen table, they worked through the night on complex calculations to prove that eight g

newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitts, junkers, heinkels and dorniers, that are going 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.

newsreel: way up in the sky, there are messerschmitts, 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 onto 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, around their kitche