Sunday, May 10, 2015

Battle of Britain – RAF/RCAF 75th Anniversary Schemes.

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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