August 21st ABC News.
August 20, 1940, marked the 70th anniversary of one of Winston Churchill's most famous speeched thanking the RAF fighter pilots for their gallant service defending the homeland during the Battle of Britain.
Several former RAF World War II Spitfire pilots and thousands of others gathered in front of the old wartime cabinet rooms and the replica of a Spitfire to commemorate that speech. The pilots are in their 80s and 90s.
From July to October 1940, these valiant few battles huge numbers of German aircraft intent on destroying England and London especially.
A Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft did a fly-past.
The speech also honored British bombers who were attacking German positions over the Channel.
"The gratitude of every home...goes out to British airmen who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the world war by their prowess and by their devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
Quite a set of words.
Well-Done Winston and RAF. --Cooter
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