Battle of Britain: Model Squadron

As part of the RAF's centenary, model aircraft enthusiasts from Britain and Germany recreate the Battle of Britain in miniature, to understand and commemorate the pilots.

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As part of the RAF's centenary, model aircraft enthusiasts from Britain and Germany recreate the Battle of Britain in miniature, to understand and commemorate the pilots.

First Aired

2018-09-09
Last Aired

2018-09-23
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

3
Status

Ended
Language

Deutsch, English
Network

Channel 4

Keywords:

world war ii battle of britain

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Season 1

1. Episode 1

The model squadron re-enact the early events of the Battle of Britain, from 4 July 1940, with model Hu...More

The model squadron re-enact the early events of the Battle of Britain, from 4 July 1940, with model Hurricanes, Stukas and Messerschmitts that can shoot each other downLess

45mins 2018-09-09

2. Episode 2

On 15 August 1940, in what became known as Black Thursday, the Luftwaffe tried to break the RAF with l...More

On 15 August 1940, in what became known as Black Thursday, the Luftwaffe tried to break the RAF with low-level attacks on their planes on the ground. The skills of the modellers are put to the test as they try to recreate a bombing raid from that day. In history the Luftwaffe bombed the wrong airfield; what will the model Luftwaffe do? Under the command of real life RAF Tornado technician Mike Mathias, the model RAF squadron has to train some new pilots to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes, including Polish drone pilot Magdalena.Less

45mins 2018-09-16

3. Episode 3

The model aircraft enthusiasts recreate the climax of the Battle of Britain, when the RAF threw everyt...More

The model aircraft enthusiasts recreate the climax of the Battle of Britain, when the RAF threw everything at the massed squadrons of Luftwaffe that were trying to attack LondonLess