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Flt. Lt. Geoff Boy Wellum leads this flight of
Spitfires from 92 Squadron in a scramble to take on the might
of the German Luftwaffe during the height of the Battle of Britain.
No 92 Squadron was first formed on the 1st September 1917
at London Colney and was disbanded on 7th August 1919. Following
the outbreak of the Second World War 92 Squadron reformed on
10th October 1939 at RAF Tangmere and first saw action over the
Dunkirk evacuation beaches. The Squadron was the first into action
on September 15, 1940, now known as Battle of Britain Day. Towards
the end of the Battle of Britain 92 Squadron flew from Biggin
Hill. By the end of 1940 the Squadron tally stood at 127 German
aircraft destroyed. |