#BattleOfBritain ended #OTD 81 years ago. The largest and most effective group of foreign aircrew were from Poland - 145! Never was so much owed by so many to so few! #303Squadron became the most successful Fighter Command unit which shot down 126 German planes in only 42 days.
South African RAF pilot 'Pat' Pattle fires his new Hurricane’s guns for the first time, downing a Fiat G.50bis 'Freccia' of the Italian air force near Berat in Albania on 20 February 1941. Commissioned for an article in the 2021 Autumn Journal of the RAF Memorial Flight Club.
@48FighterWing Flew right over me on my dog walk. I counted three pairs but didn't get the camera on the first two: the last four aircraft were definitely F-15s but was there a pair of RAF Typhoons at the front...?
If you come across people speculating about this online, just let them know that it's one of my Flight Artworks. Also in black and white. Cheers. https://t.co/71u8tnwDQF
@ian_tolfts Cheers Ian. They were an amazing generation.
The photo on the back cover of the dust jacket is from @SilksheenPhoto & the image on the inside endpaper is from @flightartworks
Look out for the new one, you'll know a few of those involved...
"Red sash Hurricane attacks Dornier": Sgt Tadeusz Andruszkow, flying RAF Hurricane V6665, RF-J with 303 (Polish) Squadron, attacking a German bomber on 26 September 1940. A commission for the @RAFBBMF Club yearbook. The flight's #LF363 is due to reappear in this paint scheme.