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The score reaches 1000 at Biggin Hill

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The score reaches 1000 at Biggin Hill

15th May 1943: Rene Mouchotte opens the score for the newly formed Free French Squadron at Biggin Hill and contributes to a truly international tally overall

May 15, 2023
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A veteran of the Battle of Britain. Spitfire Mark VB, R6923 ‘QJ-S’, of No 92 Squadron RAF based at Biggin Hill, Kent, banking towards the photographing aircraft. R6923 was originally a Mark I, converted to a Mark V after serving with No. 19 Squadron and No. 7 Operational Training Unit in 1940. It was shot down over the sea by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 on 2…

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