Category Archives: The Dowding System

After Bentley Priory and an excellent lunch at “The Alpine” we drove 16 km soutwest to reach the bunker and museum in Uxbridge, the home of Fighter Command No.11 Group from 1939 to 1958. We gathered near two gate-guards for … Continue reading →

The so called “Dowding System” consisted of several parts: The British radars could pick up enemies as far away as 200 km. This gave enough time to assess size and tracks of the attacking units and to prepare and scramble … Continue reading →

Monday our bus brought us to “Bentley Priory Museum” – “from where the battle was won“! This beautiful country house, near Watford 25 km northwest of London, was the Headquarters of… …Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain. These gate-guards outside…  … Continue reading →