Queen’s airfield that housed Battle of Britain spitfires ‘to be sold to …
Daily Mail
While the existing runways would cause aircraft to cross the flightpaths of those using Heathrow, new parallel runways were suggested. These suggestions were opposed by then MP for Ruislip-Northwood, John Wilkinson, and eventually the scheme progressed …
RAF Northolt may be sold to raise defence funds The Guardian

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Preview: Combat Wings: The Great Battles of World War II
diehard gamefan
They sent along two model kits, an RAF Spitfire and a German Messerschmidt 262. I chose to start with the Spitfire, since I had built a few of them in my time oh so long ago. It had the feeling of comfort and nostalgia associated with it.

Eric to relive his Spitfire service thanks to Michael Oliver
Knutsford Guardian
A 91-YEAR-OLD RAF veteran has been offered the opportunity to sit in a Spitfire again by a Knutsford businessman after being told by a Midlands museum he couldn’t for health and safety reasons. Eric Carter’s experience so angered Michael Oliver, …