Fighter Command

Battle of Britain

Fighter Command was tested during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 when the German Luftwaffe launched an offensive aimed at attaining air superiority over the Channel and the UK. After this, the Germans planned a seaborne invasion (codenamed Operation Sea Lion). In the end, the Germans failed to attain air superiority, although the RAF had been eating severely into its reserves during the battle, as had the Luftwaffe.