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Malcolm
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Commemorating Battle of Britain Day
Sunday 15 September saw the Trust once again commemorate the day on which the RAF inflicted heavy losses on the Luftwaffe and which is...
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Malcolm
Sep 10, 20242 min read
Model maker's ambitious plan
Model maker and battle of Britain enthusiast Dom Pound is creating a hyper-realistic scale model of the Hurricane in which Pilot Officer...
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Malcolm
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Portrait unveiling
Trust chairman Richard Hunting CBE and Hon Secretary Gp Capt. Patrick Tootal OBE were among the guests when portraits of Air Chief...
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Malcolm
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Return visit from Down Under
Australian author and long-term Trust supporter Pete Roberts and his wife Di were hosted by Trustee Andy Simpson when they spent an...
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Malcolm
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Classic cars at our classic site
More than 130 classic cars provided a bonus attraction for visitors as the Ramsgate Old Motor and Motorcycle Club showed off their...
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Malcolm
Sep 2, 20241 min read
Fundraiser at famed pub
A charity weekend to raise funds for the Trust and other RAF-themed causes is being held at Denton's famous Jackdaw pub over the weekend...
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Malcolm
Aug 29, 20241 min read
Spreading the word
Video creator Robert Sambles was given a VIP tour of the Memorial's attractions when he visited the clifftop home of the Battle of...
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Malcolm
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Summer offer doubles the fun
We're making it twice as easy to enjoy everything that the Memorial has to offer from this summer onwards. From now on, every ticket...
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Malcolm
Aug 5, 20241 min read
Not long now!
We're really looking forward to having our new replica Mk1 Spitfire installed at the Memorial alongside our Mk1 Hurricane and alongside...
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Malcolm
Jul 29, 20241 min read
New book features Memorial
Author Peter Roberts, a friend of the Trust from ‘Down Under’, has published a new book which contains considerable coverage of the...
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Malcolm
Jul 16, 20242 min read
Biography "several notches above average"
Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace Author: Peter J Usher Publisher: Air World, 2024 ISBN: 9781036106126 Hardback, 232 pages, illustrated Most...
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Malcolm
Jul 12, 20242 min read
First of 'the Many' honoured
The first of the commemorative stones marking the contribution to the Allies success in the Battle of Britain by ‘the many’ have now been...
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Malcolm
Jul 8, 20242 min read
A time to remember
Relatives of the Few gathered once again at the Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne to pay tribute to those who won the Battle of Britain in 1940....
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Malcolm
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Microlight adventure cash donation
Microlight pilot and Memorial fan Eddie McDowell has donated an amazing £1,120 to the Trust after a remarkable sponsored solo flight...
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Malcolm
Jun 26, 20241 min read
Exclusive - cover of new 'Then and Now' revealed
Volume one of the new edition of The Battle of Britain Then and Now will have a pre-war airfield scene on the cover when it appears next...
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Malcolm
Jun 24, 20242 min read
New home for damaged replica
The Trust is doubly delighted to have worked closely with our friends at the nearby Kent Battle of Britain Museum to secure a new home...
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Malcolm
Jun 18, 20241 min read
Classic site - classic cars
Now a regular and much-loved attraction at the Memorial's clifftop home, the Bonnets and Wings Classic Car Show will be returning this...
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Malcolm
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Celebrations all round!
There were celebrations at The Wing when treasurer Sam Pilcher (second from right below) returned from this year's VisitEngland award...
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Malcolm
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Remembering D-Day
Visitors to the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne former enjoyed a floodlit evening at commemorations to mark the 80th...
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Malcolm
Jun 6, 20242 min read
National winners!
Fantastic news from the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence, where the Memorial was last night named as one of the top visitor attractions...
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