[hinckley buzzard]

I doubt the writer knows what “iconic” means. The only iconic British fighter was the mainstay of The Battle of Britain, the Spitfire, as has been noted above. Iconic has nothing to do with being jet powered.

[FreedomPoster]

Actually, the Hawker Hurricane was the mainstay of the Battle of Britain. Spitfires were still in relatively short supply. Very important, but most of the German losses were to Hurricanes.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_of_the_Battle_of_Britain