Distinguished Flying Cross medal award to Flight Lieutenant Robert Thomas Hughes
The (Fighter) Group Operations Room at RAF Uxbridge was responsible for planning and coordinating the air defence of London and South East England during World War II. As well as bearing the brunt of the Luftwaffe onslaught during the Battle of Britain, the Operations Room was responsible for controlling fighter operations during the Dunkirk Evacuations and the Normandy Landings. Today the room is shown exactly as it was on 15th September 1940, the day on which Winston Churchill visited and witnessed the conduct of the most significant day of the battle of Britain.
Size: 5065px × 3374px
Location: Battle of Britain Bunker, Yew Tree Road, Uxbridge UB10 0RN, UK
Photo credit: © John Bingham / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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