I attended an excellent virtual lecture tonight “The Battle of Britain - After 80 Years Is It Still Important?” by Dr Michael Fopp, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Air Pilots, a keeper of the Royal Air Force Museum, and son of Des Fopp, a Battle of Britain pilot. The lecture was hosted by John Towell current Master of the Air Pilots.
Dr Michael Fopp’s knowledge of the events of the battle and the insights he gave were truly fascinating, right down to explaining the colour coding on the clocks in the Operations Room. He explained the events that led up to the battle and the factors that were key to our success, a combination of the pilots, planes, radar, control systems and of course errors by the Germans, but he hoped above all we would remember the people. This was Hitler’s first defeat. He also indicated what life might have been like if we had lost and recommended the 1964 film “It Happened Here” from the British Film Institute (BFI 1298) as well worth watching.
The lecture was followed by an equally fascinating question and answer session covering everything from the politicians of period to those clocks in the Operations Room. My thanks go to Dr Michael Fopp and the Worshipful Company of Air Pilots for a splendid virtual event that was well worth attending.
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