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Old September 15th, 2003, 10:32 PM
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/3111618.stm

63 years to the day after their deaths, respects were paid to two casualties of the Battle of Britain.

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Thanks for that KmPok. Another unknown WW2 incident that broke the surface and the sacrifice involved that is remembered...
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This particular incident is given considerable attention in the monumental book, 'The Battle Of Britain - Then & Now ' by Winston G Ramsey.
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ahh, so much for 'an unknown incident'...well at least is was for me, as someone not yet known with the Then & Now publications.

Guess I have a few titles to add to my 'to-have-with-considerable-speed' list...
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