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Which RAF fighter planes are most closely linked with the Battle of Britain in 1940?
- aThe Spitfire and the HurricaneCorrect answer
- bThe Lancaster and the Vulcan
- cThe Harrier and Concorde
- dThe Sopwith Camel and the Tiger Moth
Why?
In the summer of 1940 RAF pilots in Spitfires and Hurricanes stopped the German air force from gaining control of the skies over Britain. The Lancaster was a bomber that came into service later in the war.
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