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Letters: Memories of Ron Allison

I WAS sorry to hear about Ron Allison (Chronicle, August 4). He was the kindest prefect when I first came across him while evacuated with Taunton s… ....

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Spitfire: How The WW2 Fighter Almost Missed The Battle of Britain

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February 24, 2021 at 7:03 am
At the height of the battle of Dunkirk in May 1940, the brilliant New Zealander Al Deere was on patrol in his RAF Spitfire over the French coast. Suddenly, through the haze of smoke drifting upwards from the raging combat on the ground, he spotted a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter below him. He instantly gave chase. Soon, both planes were descending earthwards at high speed. “Down we went, throttles fully open, engines roaring and each determined to get the last ounce out of his straining aircraft. From 17,000 feet down to ground level I hung to his tail,” recalled Deere. ....

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