Battle of Britain 'Hardest Day' Anniversary Flight, Aug 2015
A commemorative flight by an impressive number of Spitfires and Hurricanes - over twenty of them! - from Biggin Hill Airport in Kent, on the 75th Anniversary of what has come to be defined as "The Hardest Day" of the Battle of Britain, on 18 August 1940.
After take-off the planes divided into three groups, each flying over various landmark locations such as the locations of former RAF airfields which had played a key role in Britain's defences against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and throughout the rest of WW2.
Battle of Britain 'Hardest Day' Anniversary Flight, Aug 2015
A commemorative flight by an impressive number of Spitfires and Hurricanes - over twenty of them! - from Biggin Hill Airport in Kent, on the 75th Anniversary of what has come to be defined as "The Hardest Day" of the Battle of Britain, on 18 August 1940.
After take-off the planes divided into three groups, each flying over various landmark locations such as the locations of former RAF airfields which had played a key role in Britain's defences against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and throughout the rest of WW2.