battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Britain Day
Battle of Britain Day was a battle fought in 1940 at London, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at London. It was part of Q154720. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 630 fighter aircraft against 1,120 aircraft (620 fighters and 500 bombers).
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Record
| Date | 1940 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | London, United Kingdom 51.507N, 0.128W | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 630 fighter aircraft | 1,120 aircraft (620 fighters and 500 bombers) |
| Casualties and losses | 29 aircraft destroyed | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Londinium AD 60, 2.6 km E
- Iranian Embassy Siege 1980, 3.2 km W
- Siege of the Tower of London 1460, 3.6 km E
- Siege of Sidney Street 1911, 5.1 km E
- Battle of Turnham Green 1642, 9.8 km W
In the same war
- Before: Adlertag 1940
Elsewhere in 1940
- Battle of Britain United Kingdom
- Battle of France Belgium
- Dunkirk evacuation France
- Battle of Dunkirk France
- German invasion of the Netherlands Netherlands
Battle of Britain Day is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870555, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Britain Day, revision 1379163878, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.