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Wartime West Sussex 1939-45

Battle of Britain

1. AV Oakton recalls the story of identifying a Battle of Britain pilot found on Goring beach
2. Tony Nurse recalls Merston Aerodrome and watching Spitfires
3. AV Oakton talks about Flight Lieut Buckingham coming to hospital during the Battle of Britain
4. Brian Morris talks about the Battle of Britain and dogfights over Bognor
5. Geoff Hilder talks about seeing a German plane shot down
6. Tony Nurse remembers Runcton Airfield
7. Gillian Mellors remembers the Battle of Britain
8. Gillian Mellors remembers the mined beaches and plane crashes
9. Tony Nurse talks about a plane crash landing at Merston Aerodrome
10. HJL Hallowes recalls that you didn't need courage to fight. You were trained, so you did it
11. Mrs G remembers when injured airmen from Queen Victoria Hospital came into town
12. Olive Miles recalls watching the Battle of Britain from Chichester
13. Peggy Moss remembers dogfights and how she used to shout at planes
14. Peggy Moss remembers both the Battle of Britain and war with affection
15. Reg Miles talks about how fields were prepared to stop enemy planes landing
16. Ron Sims remembers a German plane crash at Salvington Hill
17. Ron Sims talks about the Battle of Britain and watching it from Worthing
18. Sheila Barns remembers the Battle of Britain and fighting in the skies
19. Tony Penfold talks about watching planes go down and the Battle of Britain
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