1940 Prestige — 2 museum-grade prints that set the mood. The Hawker Hurricane accounted for roughly fifty-five percent of RAF Fighter Command victories during the Battle of Britain — a statistic that reframes the Spitfire narrative without diminishing either airframe. Polish No. The Dewoitine D. 520 was widely regarded as France's best operational fighter during the Battle of France — pilots of GC I/3 and GC II/7 scored confirmed victories against Bf 109Es despite overwhelming Luftwaffe numbers and catastrophic command decisions on the ground.