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Tony Pickering - Spitfire/Hurricane Pilot
The RAF Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR) was formed in...
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The Hawker Hurricane was a single-seat fighter ...
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The Battle of Britain was an air campaign waged...
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The Supermarine Spitfire was a single-seat figh...
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In 1941 bomber escort missions were mounted ove...
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On one flying sortie, Tony Pickering had to bail from his own blazing aircraft by turning it upside down and falling through the roof. Incredible...
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Tony Pickering
Tony was a pilot in 501 Squadron. He was 19 when he flew his first sortie in the Battle of Britain and this was after just a few practice flights.