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By the end of May 1941, the RAF had lost 788 aircraft, while the Luftwaffe's losses were 1294 aircraft, mostly bombers.<ref>''The Seventy Great Battles in History'', by Jeremy Black, 2005</ref>
By the end of May 1941, the RAF had lost 788 aircraft, while the Luftwaffe's losses were 1294 aircraft, mostly bombers.<ref>''The Seventy Great Battles in History'', by Jeremy Black, 2005</ref>
[[File:WW2-hurricane.jpg|thumb|275px|The British "Hurricane" was a winning weapon]]
==Factors in the British Victory==
==Factors in the British Victory==
[[Radar]] The British worked feverishly in the 1930s to invent and install a network of radar stations. Through radar they knew exactly where the German formations were, and could send fighter interceptios to the optimal location, not wasting precious minutes looking for the German aircraft.
[[Radar]] The British worked feverishly in the 1930s to invent and install a network of radar stations. Through radar they knew exactly where the German formations were, and could send fighter interceptios to the optimal location, not wasting precious minutes looking for the German aircraft.