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    Remembering one of the last of 'The Few' Jump to media player Wing Cdr Tom "Ginger" Neil served with 249 Squadron and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
    • 13 Jul 18
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    Flying in the Battle of Britain Jump to media player Wing Commander Paul Farnes had been one of the last RAF pilots in France before the Dunkirk evacuation.
    • 10 Jul 18
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    The RAF's 'finest hour' Jump to media player Geoffrey Wellum joined the RAF in 1938 at just 18 years old. He later became squadron leader.
    • 10 Jul 18
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    'We were all kids': WWII pilot's memories Jump to media player Tom Neil flew 141 combat missions during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
    • 07 Jul 18
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    100 years of the RAF: Three women on life in the air Jump to media player The Royal Air Force is pushing boundaries, 100 years since it began. Three women serving with the RAF explain.
    • 01 Apr 18
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    RAF at 100: The A-lister meets the heroes Jump to media player Brothers Ewan and Colin McGregor meet Mary Ellis and Joy Lofthouse, two female pilots during WW2.
    • 25 Mar 18
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    How to dismantle an RAF Spitfire Jump to media player The Spitfire will be restored and become the centrepiece of a new £6m extension at the Potteries.
    • 02 Feb 18
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World War Two flying ace Tom 'Ginger' Neil dies

One of the last remaining Battle of Britain aces has died at the age of 97.

Wing Cdr Tom "Ginger" Neil served with 249 Squadron during World War Two and lived in Thwaite St Mary, Norfolk.

  • 13 Jul 2018
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