During the summer of 1940 britain endured numerous raids by squadrons of bombers of the german luftwaffe whilst it is the spitfire that is credited with turning the tide in the battle of britain the facts are that it was the hurricane that was responsible for shooting down the greatest number of enemy aircraft in one typical raid on september 15th over 100 heinkel he 111 and dornier bombers swarmed over londons docklands and east end where to their surprise they encountered 50 squadrons o