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Old 11th Nov 2015, 00:09
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When we had an Airforce

Great film and with very RAF accents.I think the Spit pilot was AVM Bird Wilson who gave the Hurricane the credit it deserved.
I remember the 59 Biggin Hill 'At Home';Jets galore and the V Force. Mossies from Exeter in formation and still lots of Radials and Griffons.
The next day Spitfire SL574 belly landed on a cricket pitch near Bromley after a power loss.It had been taking part in the BoB flypast over London and prompted a ban on such flights for many years.
This event was subject to a great forum feast back along as the actual location was not certain to start with; but eventually the whole story was pieced together and even the broken cricket stumps found again. !!
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