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 ...TRAIGHT El LEVEL
Pounding pistons, beating hearts
1. SITUATION
A major flypast of RAF and RN ac commemorating the 50lh Anniversary of victory
in the Battle of Britain will take place on 15 Sep 90, in which 168 ac will overfly
Buckingham Palace. The flypast will consist of a wide variety of fixed wing types and
include representation from all fix...
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 ... • Middle Wallop • Northolt
• North Weald • Rochford • Stapleford Tawney
• Tangmere • Warmwell • Westhampnett
• West Mailing • The Casualties
• The Runnymede Memorial • The Polish Memorial
• The Battle of Britain VC
• Aviation Archaeology and the Battle of Britain,
including descriptions of the recovery of the largest
British and German Battle of Britain relics;
the recovery of the remain...
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 ...Britain turned the work of
our hands into the Salvation
of our Country."
ON the afternoon of Tuesday, January nth, a mostillustrious gathering assembled in Derby to honourthe men who took part in the Battle of Britain.
The occasion was the unveiling of the Rolls-Royce
Memorial Window by the Chief of Air Staff, Marshal of
the Royal Air Force, Lord Tedder, G.C.B. The ceremony
took place in the prese...
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 ...ents. He joined the R.A.F. in1932 from Oxford University Air Squadron
and during most of the war served inBomber Command, being awarded the
D.F.C. in December 1941, when he wascommanding No. 218 Sqn.
Battle of Britain ReunionT
HIS year's Battle of Britain aircrewreunion will be held on Sunday, Sep-
tember 15, at 7.30 p.m. at the R.A.F. Club,128 Piccadilly, London, W.I. All who are
entitled to wear...
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 ...ll shortly be equipped with Vam
pires and the territorial squadrons will
receive them as they become available. In
the meantime, pilots will train on Mustangs
which are being taken from reserve.
Battle of Britain Service
A SERVICE of thanksgiving for the vic tory achieved in the Battle of Britain
will be held in Westminster Abbey on
Sunday, September 21st, at 3 p.m.
Applications for ticke...
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 ...6 FLIGHT JANUARY 2OTH, 1949
DERBY
REMEMBERS
Unveiling of Rolls-
Royce Window to
Commemora te
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain pilots study-
ing the memorial window
after t/ie unveiling ceremo/jy.
JANUARY nth, 1949, is a date which will long beremembered by everyone at the Rolls-Royce Derby...
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 ...ice with the
Luftwaffe. Acquiring its first combat experience in
the Spanish Civil War, it went on to equip the majority
of the German Air Force squadrons by 1939. Main
version at the time of the Battle of Britain was the
109E, powered by a 1,100 h.p. Daimler-Benz DB 601
engine. Aerodynamic improvements and an increase
in engine power gave rise to the F version, considered
by many to have ...
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 ... atEltham Baths from 1900 hr. On the
Friday, the Empire Pool Arena,Wembley, will be the scene of the boxing
finals and presentation of the Shield bythe French Ambassador.
Britannia Shield Competition Battle of Britain Dinner
QERVICE sportsmen from all nations
»J whose armed forces took part in the
Battle of Britain, or were assembled on
British soil between 1940 and 1945, com-
pete annually for th...
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 ...of vacancies. The squadron is
conSnanded by S/L. Honald Kellett,D.S.O., D.F.C., who frequently led the
Northolt Wing in the Battle "of Britain
and commanded the famous No. 303Polish fighter squadron.
Battle of Britain Abbey Service
A SERVICE o£ Thanksgiving for"^ victory in the Battle of Britain will
be held in Westminster 'Abbey on Sun-day. September 21st, at p.m. The
Preacher will be the Rev. ...
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 ...e aircraft and it was
registered G-ASJV. In a smart blue-and-white colour scheme
it made many appearances at air shows until 1968 when it
was sold to Gp Capt "Hamish" Mahaddie for use in the film
Battle of Britain. When filming was over it was acquired by
Adrian Swire, who keeps the aircraft at Wycombe Air Park
where it is maintained by Personal Plane Services. It now
appears regularly at a...
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 ...g Units. In 1946 AR213 was purchased by Air Cdre
Allen Wheeler and registered G-AIST; it was stored at Old
Warden Aerodrome, Beds, until 1968, when it was made
airworthy to participate in the film Battle of Britain. In June
1974 The Hon Patrick Lindsay acquired it to add to his
collection of vintage aircraft. AR213 is maintained by Personal
Plane Services at Wycombe Air Park, Bucks, where it...
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 ...light, June 9th, 1949.
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SOUVENIR BOOKLET TO AID R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND
Battle of Britain Window
at Factory
" / remember one night being called out of a meeting of the Defence
Committee, to be told that the German bombers were approaching
and that the radio beam which dir...
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 ...52 FLIGHT, 25 September 1953
SERVICE
AVIATION
Royal Air Force and
Fleet Air Arm News
The Battle of Britain Service
YI/ESTMINSTER Abbey having been
~* closed since the Coronation, the
Thanksgiving Service for victory in the
Batde of Britain was held in St. Paul's
Cathedral.
The Queen...
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 ...UNE 2IST, 1945 FLTGHT
Advertisements.
WE HAD TO MAKE RUBIES
. . TO HELP WIN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Rubies for sparking plugs . . . why ? Because these had to be very special
sparking plugs ... fit to take more punishment from higher engine boosts
over longer periods than ever befo...
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 ...ULY 19TH, 1945 FLIGHT Advertisements. 21
WE HAD TO MAKE RUBIES
t
. . TO HELP WIN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Rubies for sparking plugs . . . why ? Because these had to be very special
sparking plugs ... fit to take more punishment from higher engine boosts
over longer periods than ever befo...
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 ...LIGHT International, 10 September 1970
Give generously-
theydid
A scene from the Battle of Britain Film.
The 1970 Battle of Britain Week runs from Sept.l4th-20th.
The RAF Benevolent Fund,
in its 50th Anniversary Year, will spend
well over nine hundred thousand
pounds on the r...
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 ...LIGHT International, 7 December 1972 837
5 Paintings by G. Naylor: large, £75;
small, £20 (in gilt frame).
6 "Flying at Hendon" poster, 75p.
7 Battle of Britain poignard sword
in case, limited edition, £35 (silver-
plated), £38 (gold-plated).
8 Large Battle of Britain sword,
limited edition, £115 (silver-plated),
£125 (gold-plated).
A m...
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 ...cetime, she may well become a
major exporter of aircraft to the Far East.
W , cr(, f • t- .
The C.A.C.17 Woomera is a twin-engined general-purpose type of which little has been heard in this country.
BATTLE OF BRITAIN SERVICE
Air Ministry announce that a service of Thanks-
giving for the victory achieved in the Battle of Britain
in 1940 will be held in Westminster Abbey on Sunday,
September 15th, ...
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 ...LIGHT, 22 September 1949 •397
SERVICE
AVIATION
Royal Air Force and
Naval Aviation News
and Announcements
Abbey Service
BATTLE of Britain Week was con-cluded last Sunday by a Service of
Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey,
which was attended by a large congrega-
tion, including many high-ranking
R.A.F. officers. The King...
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 ...en
England and Sweden took place in 1948
— when Hornets of 65 Squadron toured
Sweden and Swedish Mustangs made a
return visit—and last year, when Meteors
of 66 and 92 Squadrons flew to Scan-
dinavia.
Battle of Britain Service
A SERVICE of Thanksgiving for thevictory achieved in the Battle of
Britain will be held in Westminster
Abbey on Sunday, September 17th, 1950,
at 3 p.m. Applications for ticke...
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