Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain is a 1969 World War II film that depicts the events surrounding the British RAF's defense 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:

Battle of Britain (1969)

MG15 Machine Gun

During the Battle of Britain, Heinkel He-111 bombers can be seen armed with MG15 machine guns as defensive armament.

MG15 machine gun 7.92x57mm Mauser

MG17 Machine Gun

German Me-109 fighters are seen equipped with MG17 machine guns as their primary armament.

An Me-109 (right) firing its MG17 machine guns at Rafe's Spitfire

A tracer from an Me-109's MG131 machine gun flashes past Rafe's Spitfire

Browning AN/M2 Machine Gun

The RAF Spitfire warplanes 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