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Battle of Britain Spitfire black and white version

Battle of Britain Spitfire black and white version

A classic RAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia fighter in Battle of Britain markings from August 1940. The picture depicts Spitfire R6891, DW-Q of No 610 Squadron, based at Biggin Hill, as flown by Sgt (later Squadron Leader) Ronald Fairfax Hamlyn DFM. Hamlyn - "The Pied Piper of Harrogate" - became the RAF’s first 'Ace in a Day' of World War Two, shooting down five enemy aircraft during three sorties on 24 August 1940.

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