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Remembering all 2,937 British and Allied airmen of The Battle of Britain, 1 tweet at a time.

#LestWeForget

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0001: Eric Stanley Aldous Of Sanderstead, Surrey 01/01/18 - 16/10/41 610 Squadron, Biggin Hill and 615 Squadron at Prestwick Flying from Manston on 16th October, he was shot down and killed during an attack on storage tanks at Flushing in Hurricane IIB Z3028. #LestWeForget

0001: Eric Stanley Aldous
Of Sanderstead, Surrey
01/01/18 - 16/10/41
610 Squadron, Biggin Hill and 615 Squadron at Prestwick

Flying from Manston on 16th October, he was shot down and killed during an attack on storage tanks at Flushing in Hurricane IIB Z3028. 

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0002: Cyril "Cyclops" Brown Of Southend, Essex 17/01/21 - 01/11/03 245 Aldergrove, 253 Kenley, 616 Kingscliffe May 1942 Brown attacked a Do17 over Leicester. Return fire shattered his hood and a splinter of perspex entered his right eye. He survived! #LestWeForget

0002: Cyril "Cyclops" Brown
Of Southend, Essex
17/01/21 - 01/11/03
245 Aldergrove, 253 Kenley, 616 Kingscliffe

May 1942 Brown attacked a Do17 over Leicester. Return fire shattered his hood and a splinter of perspex entered his right eye. He survived!

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0003: David Oswald Hendry Of West Lothian 06/04/21 - 09/87 219 Catterick Promoted to Warrant Officer & awarded the DFC Hendry served with 219 Squadron continuously from September 1940 until his release in 1946, in Britain, North Africa and on the continent! #LestWeForget

0003: David Oswald Hendry
Of West Lothian
06/04/21 - 09/87
219 Catterick

Promoted to Warrant Officer & awarded the DFC

Hendry served with 219 Squadron continuously from September 1940 until his release in 1946, in Britain, North Africa and on the continent!

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0004: Kenneth Russell Wood Of Leeds 1919 - 10/07/41 23 & 7 Sqns He was killed along with 6 crew members on 10th July 1941, their Stirling I shot down by flak and crashed into the sea off the Pas de Calais during a raid on a power station at Chocques. #LestWeForget

0004: Kenneth Russell Wood
Of Leeds
1919 - 10/07/41
23 & 7 Sqns

He was killed along with 6 crew members on 10th July 1941, their Stirling I shot down by flak and crashed into the sea off the Pas de Calais during a raid on a power station at Chocques.

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0005: Barrie Baker British 1913 - 26/08/40 264 Sqn Baker was flying with F/Lt. Banham in Defiant L6985. Destroyed a Do17 over Thanet when they were shot down by Me109's. They crashed 2 miles off Herne Bay. Banham baled out & was rescued but Baker was never found. #LestWeForget

0005: Barrie Baker
British
1913 - 26/08/40
264 Sqn

Baker was flying with F/Lt. Banham in Defiant L6985. Destroyed a Do17 over Thanet when they were shot down by Me109's. They crashed 2 miles off Herne Bay. Banham baled out & was rescued but Baker was never found.

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0006: Anthony Phillip Gray Of Maidenhead 09/11/12 - 11/1986 601 & 615 Sqns Gray Joined 615 Squadron at Kenley on 15th July 1940 where, at 28, he was known as the 'Old Man'. He damaged a Do17 on 14th August and claimed a Me109 destroyed on 26th August. #LestWeForget

0006: Anthony Phillip Gray
Of Maidenhead
09/11/12 - 11/1986
601 & 615 Sqns

Gray Joined 615 Squadron at Kenley on 15th July 1940 where, at 28, he was known as the 'Old Man'.
He damaged a Do17 on 14th August and claimed a Me109 destroyed on 26th August.

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0007: Gerald Alfred Wellesley Saunders 30/06/14 - unknown [but survived the war] 65 Sqn He took command of the squadron on 30th October 1940 as an Acting Squadron Leader. He was awarded the DFC and posted away in September 1941. [3rd from right in image] #LestWeForget

0007: Gerald Alfred Wellesley Saunders
30/06/14 - unknown [but survived the war]
65 Sqn

He took command of the squadron on 30th October 1940 as an Acting Squadron Leader.
He was awarded the DFC and posted away in September 1941.

[3rd from right in image]

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0008: John McCulloch Middlemore Hughes Of Bromsgrove 13/02/17 - 7/12/40 218 & 25 Sqns 7/12/40: Hughes checked a blackout over Peterborough in Blenheim L1235. Bad storm developed & control of aircraft was lost. Hughes & the gunner Sgt. JR Friend, were both killed. #LestWeForget

0008: John McCulloch Middlemore Hughes
Of Bromsgrove
13/02/17 - 7/12/40 
218 & 25 Sqns

7/12/40: Hughes checked a blackout over Peterborough in Blenheim L1235. Bad storm developed & control of aircraft was lost. Hughes & the gunner Sgt. JR Friend, were both killed.

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0009: Douglas Lawrence Burton Of Opunake, New Zealand 14/12/16 - 20/11/74 248 Sqn Carried out recon off the SW coast of Norway on 20/10/40. Blenheim was attacked by Me109's & aircraft struck the sea. Burton sent to Stalag Luft 1. He arrived back in NZ in Jan 46. #LestWeForget

0009: Douglas Lawrence Burton
Of  Opunake, New Zealand
14/12/16 - 20/11/74
248 Sqn

Carried out recon off the SW coast of Norway on 20/10/40. Blenheim was attacked by Me109's & aircraft struck the sea.

Burton sent to Stalag Luft 1. He arrived back in NZ in Jan 46.

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0010: Donald Alec Sewell Of Birmingham 20/07/15 - 19/03/44 73,17,166 Sqns KIA 19/3/44 as a Squadron Leader with 166 Squadron. Lancaster III ND705 was lost without trace on a sortie to Frankfurt, along with 7 others. [Donald pictured on right] #LestWeForget

0010: Donald Alec Sewell
Of  Birmingham
20/07/15 - 19/03/44
73,17,166 Sqns

KIA 19/3/44 as a Squadron Leader with 166 Squadron.
Lancaster III ND705 was lost without trace on a sortie to Frankfurt, along with 7 others. 

[Donald pictured on right]

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0011: Donald Sylvester Wallis Of Hendon 09/20 - 22/02/41 235 Sqn He was killed with Sgt. RW Brookman & Sgt. GC Pavitt on 22nd February 1941, their Blenheim IV T1803 was on a sweep off Jutland, Denmark when it was shot down by return fire from a He111 near Borkum. #LestWeForget

0011: Donald Sylvester Wallis
Of Hendon
09/20 - 22/02/41
235 Sqn

He was killed with Sgt. RW Brookman &
Sgt. GC Pavitt on 22nd February 1941, 
their Blenheim IV T1803 was on a sweep off Jutland, Denmark when it was shot down by return fire from a He111 near Borkum.

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0012: Harold Thomas Naughtin Of N London 1919 - 28/05/41 235 Sqn 28/05/41 Naughtin was lost in Blenheim Mk IV of 235 Squadron when it was shot down off Texel, Frisian Islands, Holland by fighters. Also lost were Sgt. Stanley Gordon and Sgt. Ronald Oldroyd. #LestWeForget

0012: Harold Thomas Naughtin
Of N London
1919 - 28/05/41
235 Sqn

28/05/41 Naughtin was lost in Blenheim Mk IV of 235 Squadron when it was shot down off Texel, Frisian Islands, Holland by fighters.

Also lost were Sgt. Stanley Gordon and Sgt. Ronald Oldroyd.

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