As part of the 70th anniversary Battle of Britain commemorations, a Spitfire (ID: P7350) is planned to make a tour of all the RAF stations involved in the Battle of Britain during WWII.
The Spitfire P7350 is the oldest airworthy Spitfire and the only Spitfire still flying to have actually fought in the Battle of Britain. It will be joined by Hurricane LF363, the last Hurricane to enter service with the RAF, and Spitfire AB910 which fly 143 missions during WWII.
Subject to weather conditions, the trio will fly past the RAF Museum in North London at RAF Hendon around 4:03pm on Friday 19th August 2010.
The RAF Museum also includes a static display detailing the events of the Battle of Britain, which Churchill famously referred to in his speech “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”.
More details are available on the RAF Museum web site.
Extra links:
Battle of Britain Speech (Wikipedia)
Edgeware Hotels (near the museum)
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