Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain took place from July through October, 1940. This was just after the surrender of what country to Nazi Germany?

• France

• Britain

• Poland

• Austria

Luftwaffe

• German word meaning airplane

• German air force

• French word meaning Love Waffle

• British air force

The 2 most famous British airplanes used during the Battle of Britain were ...

• the Stuka and the BF 109

• Spitfire and the Tornado

• the Bf 110 and the He 111

• the Hurricane and the Spitfire

A fight between airplanes

• dogfight

• catfight

• birdfight

• fistfight

Name of the Nazi plan to invade Britain after France surrendered to the Germans.

• Operation Dynamo

• Operation Sealion

• Operation Himmler

• Operation Barbarossa

Identify the advantages that British pilots had during the Battle of Britain. Choose 2.

• radar

• flying over friendly territory

• more experienced pilots

• faster airplanes

Who was commander of the Luftwaffe?

• Hermann Goering

• FDR

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

How were the British able to stay aware of German air raids before they reached the home island of Great Britain?

• people watching in observation posts

• radar

• Fighter Command Operations room

• all of these

What percentage of RAF pilots were actually from countries other than Britain?

• 1%

• 20%

• 75%

• 100%

What was the average age of men who volunteered to join the RAF before the Battle of Britain?

• 12 years old

• 16 years old

• 20 years old

• 35 years old