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1 online resource (streaming video file) (48 min. 37 sec.) ; 294728077 bytes |
| Summary |
In the summer of 1940 a desperate battle raged in the skies of England. If Britain lost, Hitler would invade. At the heart of the fight was one remarkable squadron. Brave, rebellious, unconventional. 303 squadron shot down twice as many Germans and boasted one of the Battle of Britain's greatest aces. This dramatised documentary recounts how, during the most decisive phase of The Battle of the Britain, a single squadron of 34 Polish fighter pilots wreaked havoc on the Luftwaffe, in the process helping to change the course of history and overturning RAF prejudices.From 303 Squadron's bitter struggle for acceptance when they first arrived in the UK, to the crucial part they played in averting the German invasion, and their ultimate betrayal by the Allies, this unknown story is one of the most extraordinary episodes of World War II. Based on a diary kept by the pilots of the squadron, it is a story of increasing frustration on the part of the Poles who had already fought the Luftwaffe and now found themselves having to learn English and the RAF way of doing things. Meanwhile, as The Battle of Britain got underway, inexperienced British pilots were paying a heavy cost. (From the UK) (Documentary) CC WS |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-11-05 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Bombardment of London (England : 1940-1941)
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Britain, Battle of (Great Britain : 1940)
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World War (1914-1918)
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World War (1939-1945)
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United Kingdom.
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Poland.
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Streaming video
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Feric, Miroslaw, cast
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Hindmarch, Carl, director
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Kellett, Ronald, cast
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Kent, John, cast
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Lee, Jamie, cast
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Sobieska, Jozefa, contributor
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Urbanowicz, Witold, cast
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Vincent, Stanley, cast
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Zumbach, Jan, cast
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