Sept 15th- Happy Battle of Britain Day

[SPANNERmkV]

Happy Battle of Britain Day
Sept. 15th, 1940
Sorry I haven't any spiffy pictures to recognize the day, BUT our British cousins are invited to post any offerings (hint- hint Bomberflight or ManOnTheFence etc.)

SPANNER the grateful

[Pat Carry]

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" Winston Churchill 08/20/1940 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Never ... so_few.jpg

[The Inspector]

Or, as he said after touring Boeing, 'Never have so many done so little for so much'

[bomberflight]

Something like this Don ?

[TAdan]

Great stuff Bomberflight.

[SPANNERmkV]

That's what I'm talking about BomberFlight!

Brings back memories!

SPANNER

[ErrolC]

Great stuff! Hope to see the Spit at Ardmore tomorrow.
Interesting discussion on the meaning of 'The Few' and myth at http://airminded.org/2011/08/31/on-the-few/

[TJJ]

Not just Spitfires. A few pics of Hurricanes taken at a Battle of Britain Hurricane airfield - North Weald







BBMF Hurricane taxies up the runway past our one remaining pre-war hangar, which still displays bomb splinter damage





One of our Duty Officers retired last year. He has created a number of Hurricane sculptures around the Airfield. The latest one, which was put in position a couple of weeks ago, portrays a Hurricane vic scrambling in 1940 to commemorate 56, 151 and 249 Squadrons.

[gary1954]

Or, as he said after touring Boeing, 'Never have so many done so little for so much'

Gawd I spit my coffee when I read this, now That!! is both funny and ohhhhh so true