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Battle of Britain

Archive - Remembering the Few

See Meridian's coverage commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain...starting with Spitfire City - the story of the fighter designed and built in Southampton.

Richard Jones talks to Former Supermarine worker Rodney Young, Alan Jones from the Solent Sky Museum, and Jacqueline Young, another former Supermarine worker

See the machines still flying today here

See the story of the RAF's finest hour here

See the relics left after the battle here

See the pilots who fought the battle here

See and recall the heroic exploits of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader and an interview with his widow here

See the women who flew during the Battle of Britain here

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