...and, as always, no-one has mentioned the 790 aircrew of Bomber Command who died during the same period. While Fighter Command defended against the Luftwaffe during the day, the aircrew of Bomber Command went out at night to attack the German invasion barges in the cross channel ports...the Germans were forced to remove these from range before the official end of the BoB (don't believe the film). As Churchill said at the time...the fighter is our means of salvation, but the Bomber is our sole means of victory. Don't forget the "Battle of the Barges" either!