@artificially.hist: Fury above England’s green fields. August 15, 1940: Over a thousand fighters clashed as the Luftwaffe sought control of the skies. RAF Spitfires scrambled into the sunlight, outnumbered, to meet swarming Messerschmitts and bombers in the largest aerial battle of the war to date. This is what the Battle of Britain looked and sounded like from the cockpit and from above—sweat, fire, and steel flashing above the earth. Victory in the sky meant survival below. The fate of Britain hung in the balance. #BattleofBritain #Spitfire #WW2History #RAF #AerialCombat