Thanks, good information. The RAeC Trust have one of those on display at Hendon too. Can you say where D’Arcy Greig’s now resides?

Another example was shown on The Antiques Roadshow a couple of weeks ago, the owner believing that only three were made. It would now seem that more than likely each team member plus others received one, as in 1931.

The RAeC minutes said

It was further explained that the Schneider Trophy Committee, had recommended that mementos of the Contest should be presented to the British Team and to others who had assisted in the
organisation.
The Committee adopted this recommendation subject to funds being available from this year*s Contest, and it was decided that the presentations to those who had assisted in the organisation should take the form of a plaque.

The original suggestion was that they should receive an engraved cigarette case, but I assume that this was vetoed on the grounds that most were non-smokers (according to Orlebar)

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He gave it to me in the 70’s

Who was the chap speaking about the dig, he seemed to have done that sort of thing before?

No, only to those that flew during the Battle of Britain period as defined by Tangmere 1940

Not to forget the RAF combats (and KIA’s) that took place without the troops on the beaches seeing them, only to complain later on their return, “Where were the bloody RAF”?

A good film showing the input of the Czechs in the battle, shame about the mountains in the background though!

If you want to make a good, modern aviation film, Dark Blue World is the way to go.

I watched it for the umpteenth time last night (and scary to think I first saw this almost 13 years ago!) and it STILL holds up beautifully when compared to the likes of Red Tails.

While I love Battle of Britain more than my own mother, it does have its faults. But that doesn’t mean I want to see it remade. It was, and still is, an epic in every sense of the word.