Not for personal gain or glory, but so others may live #BattleofBritain84 #TheFew The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore

Battle of Britain Sunday returns to Cape Town. All welcome, but please RSVP. #TheFew #HonourThem The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Paul Beaver @ Beaver Westminster City of Cape Town UK in South Africa🇬🇧🇿🇦 Pippa Ettore

A very happy birthday to John Hemingway, last of The Few! The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore National Spitfire Project

If you don’t already follow Pippa Ettore please do. Daily reminders that every single one of them was a unique and irreplaceable life #TheFew

Happy International Tiger Day! Pippa Ettore The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre

Incredibly honoured that Geordin Hill-Lewis will deliver the second Sailor Malan memorial lecture #SailorMalan #CapeTown The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore City of Cape Town Paul Beaver @ Beaver Westminster National Spitfire Project

‘Courage is the endurance of the soul in spite of fear.’ – O’Brien #SailorMalan #IFearNoMan The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore

Happy International Cat Day! You can’t tell cats how to behave, even if you’re a Battle of Britain hero. The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore

‘The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency.’ - Emerson #SailorMalan #TheFew #TorchCommando The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore

Sailor Malan and fellow ‘Bothie Boys’, 1944 [Copyright: ‘General Botha’ OBA] The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore Paul Beaver @ Beaver Westminster Helen Doe

18 years old. Forever in his debt.

Never forget that their courage made the future possible The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore Helen Doe National Spitfire Project Black Robertson

Happy International Dog Day from a very handsome chap and some guy who flew Spitfires. The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore John Nichol ✈ James Wharton

Happy Merchant Navy Day! #SailorMalan The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore Helen Doe Paul Beaver @ Beaver Westminster

Two events honouring Sailor Malan and The Few in Cape Town. Alec Hogg eNCA BBC News Africa News24 🇿🇦

‘We should thank God that such men lived.’ #BattleofBritainSunday #TheFew The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore National Spitfire Project

My heartfelt thanks to Geordin Hill-Lewis for delivering the second Sailor Malan Memorial Lecture. Wonderful lecture and tribute to Sailor. City of Cape Town The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre National Spitfire Project

Sailor Malan died on 17 September 1963 aged 52. Denied a military funeral due to his vocal opposition against apartheid. A badge of honour for a man of uncommon courage and character. The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore

‘The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.’ #TorchCommando #HeritageDay The Spitfire Society RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre Pippa Ettore Michela Sfiligoi City of Cape Town