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The 27-year-old RAF Hurricane pilot was ambushed during a raid on enemy supply vessels at Le Touquet in northern France, on August 17, some 80 years ago.
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It was the fighter plane that flew in the more famous Spitfire s shadow during the Second World War, even though it downed more Nazi planes.
Armed with cannons and bombs, the Hawker Hurricane was responsible for 55 per cent of the RAF s air victories over Luftwaffe pilots and around 70 per cent of kills during the Battle of Britain.
Now, a new documentary shows the moment the daughter of a World War Two Hurricane pilot takes to the skies in her father s plane.
Eugenie Brooks, the daughter of Flight Sergeant John Brooks, is shown shedding tears as flies in the plane in UKTV channel Yesterday s Warbird Workshop episode, which airs on Thursday evening.
Air Commodore Peter Malam Brothers destroyed 16 enemy aircraft during WWII
Was veteran of Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, the Dieppe raid and D-Day
Most of his kills came in 1940 when he served as one of the The Few
Air Commodore Brothers was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross twice
Also received the Distinguished Service Order and the CBE for bravery