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Spitfire's maiden flight honoured at Duxford airshow

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (477+ words) The great-nephew of the man behind the Spitfire has said he was a "genius who designed the most beautiful aircraft ever built". Julian Mitchell said, during a visit to the Battle of Britain Air Show at IWM Duxford, Cambridgeshire, that…...

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Frinton Normandy veteran who lied about age to enlist dies

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) A World War Two veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has died aged 101, a charity has said. Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted, having forged a letter from his…...

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RAF Rivenhall pilot's WW2 sacrifice remembered in Norway

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (734+ words) "On arrival at the crash site, it was breathtaking, because there are bits of aircraft wreckage in 1,000 pieces just lying there," says historian Chris Bullock. He had trekked to a remote part of Norway where Group Captain Wilfred Surplice, 30, station…...

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World War Two veterans fly in Spitfires above Kent for first time

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (440+ words) Three World War Two veterans have fulfilled a long-held ambition by flying in Spitfires for the first time. The former servicemen took to the skies above Kent from the heritage hangar at London's Biggin Hill Airport on Thursday watched by…...

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Headlines: 'Quest to identify soldier' and 'replica stadium'

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (219+ words) Bristol Live's Facebook post about a woman from Knowle who has lost her talking parrot, Phoenix, is generating a lot of interest. Meanwhile, a Cheltenham man's replica of Subetto stadium is proving very popular for Gloucestershire Live. And ITV West…...

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Father and son honour Battle of Britain pilots in '1940s' photos

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (403+ words) Scott wore a real World War Two uniform for the shoot, while his father used film from the 1940s and camera parts from the 1930s. "Unfortunately, 95% of [the film] has been unusable. But I've been lucky, and I've got a few rolls,…...

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Blue plaques unveiled in Barnsley for Battle of Britain brothers

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (404+ words) Blue plaques to honour two brothers who fought in the Battle of Britain have been unveiled at their former home in Barnsley. John and Hugh Dundas joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in 1938, aged 23 and 18 respectively, and became Spitfire pilots,…...