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80th anniversary of Battle of Britain
  • A flypast to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain flies over Westminster Abbey, London.
  • Flying Officer James Buckingham salutes The Battle of Britain memorial window inside Westminster Abbey, the stained glass window by Hugh Easton that contains the badges of the fighter squadrons that took part in the Battle.
  • A flypast to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain flies over Westminster Abbey, London.
  • A flypast to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain flies over Westminster Abbey, London.
  • Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria leaves after a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London.
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London.
  • Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston speaking during a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London.
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking during a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London.
  • A service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London.
  • File photo dated 14/01/40 of a typical Royal Air Force fighter pilot from Fighter Command in uniform that would have been worn in the Battle of Britain.
  • File photo dated 01/09/40 of RAF Fighter pilots resting while waiting for the 'Squadron Scramble' to go into action against the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.
  • File photo dated 26/06/45 of Sir Winston Churchill with his wife Clementine at Loughton. "Never was so much owed by so many to so few" was a wartime speech made by the British prime minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940. Pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain were known as The Few after the Prime Minister's speech. Only one member of The Few, John Hemingway, is still alive today, aged 101.
  • File photo dated 18/08/20 of Samantha Archetti, Collections Care Technician, cleaning a Hurricane ahead of the reopening of the Battle of Britain exhibition at IWM Duxford, which marks 80 years since the German Luftwaffe began its air attacks at the start of the Battle of Britain. Issue date: Tuesday September 15, 2020. The battle was a major air campaign fought in the skies over the UK in 1940 and was the first battle in history fought entirely in the air. Though the battle took place between July and October 1940, September 15 saw the British Royal Air Force (RAF) gain a decisive victory over the Luftwaffe in what was Nazi Germany�s largest daylight attack. A variety of tributes and commemorations will take place across the UK to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain despite limitations caused by the coronavirus crisis. See PA story MEMORIAL Battle. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
  • Attendees socially distance during a service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain at Westminster Abbey, London, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)

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