Sir Hugh Dowding (1882-1970) was the Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command before and during The Battle of Britain. He is credited with playing the crucial role in Britains air defence, and hence, the ultimate defeat of Hitlers plan to invade Britain in the autumn of 1940. Thanks to his prudent management of scarce Spitfires and Hurricanes the Royal Air Force managed to inflict heavy casualties on the German Luftwaffes more numerous bombers and fighters attacking Britain from nearby France and Belgium and distant Norway. This K&C figure, our second of Sir Hugh, shows him in service dress about to meet some of his young fighter pilots.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
World War II
Time
1933 - 1945
Nationality/Location
Great Britain
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
King & Country UK Green Lane Ind. Est. DL16 6DL Spennymoor, Co Durham Vereinigtes Königreich
