July 29th 1940.
F/O D.R.Gamblen. 41 Sqn Manston. Spitfire N3038. Disappeared over Dover. Missing.
P/O K.C.Campbell. 43 Sqn Northolt. Hurricane L1955. Crashed and burnt out. Killed.
F/Sgt C.J.Cooney. 56 Sqn Nth Weald. Hurricane P3879. Exploded in Channel off Dover.
For more information on the actions of the day click the link below.
By: whalebone - 29th July 2004 at 19:01
A soft bump for our evening visitors
By: Firebird - 29th July 2004 at 11:21
Today is also the day that Fox films were at Hawkinge and took those evocative photos of B flight, 32 Sqn, sitting around on the grass at readiness and subsequent scramble, and on their return that famous one of a grinning Pete Brothers, as on that sortie he had just scored his 5 victory(and 4th Me109) and had became an ace……
That series of photos still look like they were taken yesterday rather than an incredible 64 years ago………
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July 29, 2004 at 10:41 am