Battle Of Britain

An Intelligence Officer (wearing helmet, centre) listens to the reports of fighter pilots of No 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, after a sortie during the Battle of Britain, at RAF Hawkinge, near Folkstone, Kent, 15th August 1940. The pilots are (left to right): Stefan Witorzenc, Hugh Adams, John Gibson, Paul Farnes (1918 - 2020), Antoni Gowacki, Bob Dafforn, Kenneth Lee and George Stoney. Sgt Antoni Głowacki is also notable for shooting down five German aircraft on 24th August 1940 during the Battle of Britain, becoming one of only four pilots who gained "ace-in-a-day" status during that battle. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
An Intelligence Officer (wearing helmet, centre) listens to the reports of fighter pilots of No 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, after a sortie during the Battle of Britain, at RAF Hawkinge, near Folkstone, Kent, 15th August 1940. The pilots are (left to right): Stefan Witorzenc, Hugh Adams, John Gibson, Paul Farnes (1918 - 2020), Antoni Gowacki, Bob Dafforn, Kenneth Lee and George Stoney. Sgt Antoni Głowacki is also notable for shooting down five German aircraft on 24th August 1940 during the Battle of Britain, becoming one of only four pilots who gained "ace-in-a-day" status during that battle. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Central Press / Stringer
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100366266
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
15 August, 1940
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