Battle of Britain veterans take to the skies again
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Battle of Britain veterans take to the skies again
Lovely story from the BBC, rather moving:
BBC News - Battle of Britain veterans take to the skies again
BBC News - Battle of Britain veterans take to the skies again
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..Yes - Will bring back many memories - some of them sad - no doubt.
In a small way I managed to fly my myself a similar experience - As a small boy living West of Croydon airport when it was attacked in daylight by a swarm of German fighters - I can recall to this day as they approached
about 9 abreast at almost roof height - machine gun straffing towards my street in Wallington - and later we all went around picking up clips, shellcases and bullets lying in our streets.
Some 36 years later having cleared with London control I was fortunate in being able to fly at low level over the the same route over the old airport, over my old house - viewing the very same 1940's scene that had
been in German gunsights.
Best wishes to those BofB veteran pilots
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In a small way I managed to fly my myself a similar experience - As a small boy living West of Croydon airport when it was attacked in daylight by a swarm of German fighters - I can recall to this day as they approached
about 9 abreast at almost roof height - machine gun straffing towards my street in Wallington - and later we all went around picking up clips, shellcases and bullets lying in our streets.
Some 36 years later having cleared with London control I was fortunate in being able to fly at low level over the the same route over the old airport, over my old house - viewing the very same 1940's scene that had
been in German gunsights.
Best wishes to those BofB veteran pilots
...
