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RAF Fighter Command
Fighter Command was one of three functional commands – along with Bomber Command and Coastal Command – of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft.
Photo: Air Vice Marshall Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory (centre), Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command, with his staff in April 1943. (Popperfoto/Getty Images)
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The Battle of Britain
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RAF Fighter Command
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Dan Snow argues the Spitfire is a great design icon
Historian Dan Snow argues that the Supermarine Spitfire is a design icon.
As part of The Culture Show's hunt for the greatest design icon of our time, historian Dan Snow puts foward the case for the Spitfire.
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A pilot remembers the approach of the bombers
A pilot remembers the approach of the bombers
Bob Dole, a Spitfire pilot, describes the tactics for attacking the approaching Nazi bombers. Marian Holmes, a Downing Street secretary, recalls the fear that the German bombs caused.
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Eyewitnesses describe the battles over the Channel
Eyewitnesses describe the battles over the Channel
Frank Scrivener, a resident of Dover, remembers the excitement of watching the dogfights over the Channel. Edith Heap, a ground control technician from the Women's Auxillary Air Force, describes the intensity of hearing the pilots' commentary during the battles.
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Andrew Marr reveals the origin of "the few" speech
Andrew Marr reveals the origin of a famous Churchill phrase
Andrew Marr reveals the origin of Churchill’s famous phrase, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”, and how RAF Fighter Command repulsed attacks by the Luftwaffe.
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Churchill's role in the Battle of Britain
Churchill's role in the Battle of Britain
Mo Mowlam MP describes the Battle of Britain and Churchill's intimate involvement in the day-to-day running of the air campaign.
More information about: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Fighter Command was one of three functional commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War, gaining recognition in the Battle of Britain. The Command continued until 17 November 1943, when it was disbanded. The RAF fighter force was split into two categories; defence and attack. The defensive force became Air Defence Great Britain (ADGB) and the offensive force became the RAF Second Tactical Air Force. The Air Defence of Great Britain was later renamed Fighter Command.
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Germany bombs British coastal airfields
Germany attacks RAF Fighter Command
Battle of Britain Day
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The Few Military Tactics
Dogfight Military Technology
Supermarine Spitfire 
Radar Military Organisations
Luftwaffe Where
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RAF Biggin Hill Listen to past programmes
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BROADCAST 2009
Radio 4: Keith Park
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BROADCAST 2008
Radio 4: WW2 Defences
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BROADCAST 2009
Radio 4: Women in the RAF
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BROADCAST 2010
World Service: Battle of Britain
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A Picture of London
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Episode 3: Lost Kingdoms of Africa
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Episode 1: The Great British Story: A People's History
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