south african personnel in the raf during the battle of britain

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Hawker Hurricane at Castle Camps - RAF Fighter Command 1940 HU104483

Hawker Hurricane at Castle Camps - RAF Fighter Command 1940 HU104483

RAF Fighter Command 1940 Pilots of No. 85 Squadron run to their Hurricanes at the satellite landing ground at Castle Camps, July 1940. In the foreground is P2923 VQ-R, flown by Plt Off Albert G Lewis.

Albert Gerald Lewis DFC IWM CH1948

Albert Gerald Lewis DFC IWM CH1948

King George VI conferring a Bar to Flying Officer A G Lewis's DFC in an awards ceremony at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Lewis, a South African, had just returned to service with No. 249 Squadron RAF, after being s... More