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Battle of Britain

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Battle of Britain (1969)

Battle of Britain is a 1969 World War II film that depicts the events surrounding the British RAF's defence of London against the German Luftwaffe in 1940. The film was directed by Guy Hamilton and featured an all-star cast including Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Ian McShane, Edward Fox and Robert Shaw (Fox and Shaw would reunite with Guy Hamilton for Force 10 from Navarone.)

The following weapons appear in the film Battle of Britain:



MG15 Machine Gun

During the Battle of Britain, Heinkel He-111 bombers can be seen armed with MG15 machine guns as defensive armament. The He-111s in this film were actually Spanish Air Force CASA 2.111s, which were still being used in auxiliary roles at the time.

MG15 machine gun 7.92x57mm Mauser
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This is an excellent shot of the Rolls Royce Merlin engines of the CASA 2.111, which distinguishes it from a real He-111.
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Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20mm cannon

Like almost all post-war movies featuring the Messerschmitt ME-109, the ME-109s in this film are "played" by Hispano Aviación HA-1112s, which are ME-109s which were license-built in Spain during and following the war. HA-1112s were armed with Hispano-Suiza HS.404 20mm cannons in the wings, which can trace a common ancestry to the Oerlikon FF 20mm cannon with the German MG FF 20mm cannon that it was meant to portray.

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Browning AN/M2 Machine Gun

The RAF Spitfire and Hurricane fighters can be seen armed with the Mk 2 machine guns, the British version of the American Browning AN/M2 machine gun as the main armament, chambered for the .303 British round instead of the American .30-06 cartridge.

Browning Mk 2 machine gun .303 British
Hawker Hurricane fighters in flight. Each wing contains a cluster of four Browning MGs each.

MG34

An MG34 is briefly seen in a bunker on the German airfield.

MG34 light machine gun
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Mauser Karabiner 98k

German soldiers are seen armed with Mauser Kar98k rifles.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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MAS-36 Rifle

French troops are seen on the Allied airfield armed with MAS-36 Rifles.

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Browning M2 Quad Mount

What appears to be Browning M2's in a Quad Mount is seen on a German transport train.

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