With the official 75th anniversary
of the Battle of Britain approaching this September, the Royal Air Force and
Royal Canadian Air Force have decided to commemorate “The Few” by painting some
of their aircraft in celebratory schemes.
The RAF have chosen to mark a 29
Squadron Eurofighter Typhoon with colors mimicking
the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I that James Nicolson flew during his time
with 249 Squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. Nicolson earned the
Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award for gallantry, during the fierce
fighting on August 16th, 1940… the only Victoria Cross awarded to a fighter
pilot during WWII.
Not to be left out, the Royal
Canadian Air Force has painted up one of their flight demonstration CF-118
Hornets to commemorate the Battle of Britain as well. Over a hundred Canadians
flew and fought in the skies over England during the Battle of Britain with
several hundred more braving the constant bombings at as maintenance and
support crew on the ground.
The Battle of Britain was truly an international
fight against the Nazi scourge, with dozens of countries represented in the RAF
fighter squadrons. The CF-18 Hornet Demo Team will be appearing at shows
across Canada, and even at a few locations in the United States.
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