Seventy years ago tomorrow....

kelticheart

kelticheart

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....the Battle of Britain reached its apex.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/Bob1940/september15.html

Seventy years is a lifetime, I have no idea how many veterans of that epic air battle are still alive today. I bet there are very few left, considering the average age of RAF pilots in 1940, those still alive should be 88, 89 or 90 years old now.

By stopping Hilter's Luftwaffe those "so few" turned the entire course of WWII. Although the war raged for another four and a half years, without the Battle of Britain outcome the world could have been quite different nowadays.

This wants to pay homage to the "so few", since we are all those "so many" who still owe so much and always will. :salute: :unitedkingdom:

I bet there will be huge celebrations and commemoration airshows throughout England, I envy those who will be able to see them.

Cheers!
KH :ernae:
 
Churchill's "Never So Few..." statement is one that, uttered by a human, was almost Biblical. It was a turning point many can't see, their stubborn resistance changed the course of human history:salute:

Tony
 
All honour to the 'Few", with the casualties the RAF suffered throughout the whole war there were not many that survived to the end. They are precious to the Commonwealth and the world, Bless 'em All
 
It's a truth that now seems to be forgotten by a large percentage of the "many that benefited from their sacrifices (funnily enough, in the UK more than anywhere, I suspect). I've just finished reading a book called "The Fighter Boys" which I would recommend to all. The saddest part was that, having won a great victory, and surviving such an intense period of operations, so many of the BOB veterans were killed in the Circuses and Rhubarbs that took place afterwards.

Let's hope that they're always remembered by some of use, at least.

PomBee. :salute:
 
It's a sad truth that the sacrifices made by the "Few" are forgotten by a large percentage of the "Many" who benefited. No where is this more true than in the UK (believe me, my own daughters are well aware of their history, and what is owed by the British people to these men and women).

I've just finished reading a book called The Fighter Boys which I would recommend to anyone of you. For me, the saddest part was that, having survived such an intense period of operations, and having won such a great victory, so many BOB veterans were killed in the Rhubarb and Circus ops that followed.

Lets hope that, while communities like ours continues to exist, somone will always remember them.

PomBee.:salute:
 
i am one of many,many english men who is so very proud of what my grandfathers generation did,not just in 1940,but for the whole war.those "few",alive or dead will never be forgoten nore will the ground crew,WAAF's,doctors and nurses,etc,and we will allways be in ther debt.i thank them from the very depths of my heart.that was our finest hour.
 
70 years BOB

Hi all of you
I have the same age as BOB, I travelled to England to see the anniversary air-show in Duxford it was breath-taking, and the succes was so great that some people must have their tickets refound
(carpark was filled up) Roumors said that one off the Duxford pilots was there (93 years old) unfortunately I did not met him. so once again,hail to RAF and the brave pilots.
Killer Svend:salute:
 
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