75 años de la Batalla de Inglaterra

Como parte de la conmemoracion de los 75 anios de la Batalla de Inglaterra (y los 70 anios de VE day), la RAF pinto un Eurofighter con la librea de un Spitfire. Y la matricula coincide con la del avion que volaba el Teniente de Vuelo Eric James Brindley Nicholson, el unico ganador de la Victoria Cross de la RAF dentro del Fighter Command.

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Jorge Martinez dijo:

Como parte de la conmemoracion de los 75 anios de la Batalla de Inglaterra (y los 70 anios de VE day), la RAF pinto un Eurofighter con la librea de un Spitfire. Y la matricula coincide con la del avion que volaba el Teniente de Vuelo Eric James Brindley Nicholson, el unico ganador de la Victoria Cross de la RAF dentro del Fighter Command.

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Nicolson was 23 years old and a flight lieutenant in No. 249 Squadron, during the Second World War when he was awarded the Victoria Cross. On 16 August 1940 near Southampton, Nicolson's Hawker Hurricane was fired on by a Messerschmitt Bf 110, injuring the pilot in one eye and one foot. His engine was also damaged and the petrol tank set alight. As he struggled to leave the blazing machine he saw another Messerschmitt, and managing to get back into the bucket seat, pressed the firing button and continued firing until the enemy plane dived away to destruction. Not until then did he bail out, and he was able to open his parachute in time to land safely in a field. On his descent, he was fired on by members of the Home Guard, who ignored his cry of being a RAF pilot. The VC was gazetted on 15 November 1940.




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