Fighting the Blue

This is the inside story of Sir Hugh Dowding CommanderInChief of RAF Fighter Command One of the unsung heroes of the Second World War Dowding was responsible for the air defense system employed during the Battle of Britain and was intensely dedicated to the safety and success of his pilots The film also reveals Dowdings later interest and participation in spiritualism

Women played anbspvital role during the Battle of Britain and beyond serving in the WAAF Womens Auxiliary Air Force in the factories and airfields radar stations and operations rooms across Britain and in the ATA Air Transport Auxiliary flying and delivering Spitfires and Hurricanes wherever needed This episode features interviews with many of the brave women who performed this crucial work

Telling the story of the many fighter pilots who came from near and far to fly and fight for the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain Featuring interviews with veterans from Poland India Canada Britain and the USA

Take in the moving stories of those who experienced the ferocity and intensity of German bombing as the Luftwaffe targeted the major cities of Britain This episode features interviews with residents of Hull Southampton Bristol Coventry and London who miraculously survived the Blitz