Battle of Britain pilot Tom Neil, now 95, in the rear seat of two-seat Spitfire TR9 SM520 G-ILDA at the 75th Anniversary Flypast

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Spitfires, Hurricanes and Blenheims, from across the UK, US and Europe came together at Goodwood Aerodrome on Battle of Britain Day 2015. Present-day owners, operators, pilots and engineers were there alongside veterans. The planes flew past Goodwood in formation before dispersing to historical airfields in Northolt in Middlesex, North Weald in Essex, Duxford in Cambridgeshire, Bentwaters in Suffolk, Colerne in Wiltshire and Biggin Hill in Kent. Battle of Britain pilot Wing Commander Tom Neil, now 95, led the formation from the rear seat of a two-seat Spitfire.

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Size: 4532px × 3236px
Location: Goodwood Aerodrome, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -ilda, 2, aircraft, battle, britain, fighter, flying, goodwood, neil, sm520, spitfire, tom, tr9, war, world