This month, to mark the historic Battle of Britain Day on 15 September, we bring you three specially themed articles to read. Test your knowledge with 10 things you may not know about the aerial campaign, read pilots memories of the battle, and see through the eyes of children from the summer of 1940.

10 things you may not know about the Battle of Britain

Official dates, aircraft misidentification, and individual combats - how much do you know about the Battle of Britain? Take a look at 10 little-known facts and common misconceptions from this aerial campaign of the Second World War.

Battle of Britain: Pilots’ memories

In 1953, over lunch and reminiscences, the RAF Associations AirMail editor spoke to a group of veterans, while the magazine’s illustrator sketched their likenesses. Here are four illustrations, and each man’s answer to the question: ‘What is your most vivid memory from the Battle of Britain?’

The Battle of Britain: Through the eyes of children

We asked RAF Association members to send in their memories of that momentous summer in 1940. From dogfights in the sky, to sheltering from the raining bombs, this is the battle as seen through the eyes of those who were children at the time.

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