To mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Ewan and Colin McGregor present on Sunday, 19th September a special 90 minute feature length documentary on BBC1 looking at what is to date the most significant air battle in British history. The brothers relive the experiences of young airmen in a bid to find out what it was like to live and fight through the air battle discovering how 'the few' of the RAF saved Britain from invasion by the Nazis.

 

For Colin, a former 20 year veteran RAF pilot it's a chance to see if his modern jet fighter training compares to the seat-of-the-pants skills needed to master a Spitfire, while Ewan investigates the iconic workhorse of the Battle of Britain, the Hawker Hurricane.

Along the way the brothers meet some of the heroes who fought in the battle some 70 years before and meet pilots, radar operators and ground-crew who instruct and guide them through their own “Battle of Britain”. Summing up the making of the documentary, Ewan said, “The Battle of Britain was a dramatic turning point in the history of the Second World War and a defining moment in world history. It was a privilege for Colin and I to make this documentary; not only to mark the 70th anniversary itself, but to be able to pay tribute to the courage and sacrifice of those who fought during the battle”.

Source: Royal Air Force

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