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1940 RAF fighter squadron shoots down 600th enemy plane
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1:36Now PlayingDate: 9th December 1940
Location: Biggin Hill
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Fighter Station Accounts for 600 Planes
ENGLAND: London: Bromley: RAF Biggin Hill Aerodrome:
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AEROPLANES.. R.A.F. & Naval Planes. Stations 600th Victim. inc.. planes return from patrol. Silent shot of Pilots P/O Stevens D.F.C. (in overalls) and Ft/Lt. Mungo-Park D.F.C. & Bar Interview with pilots. Sq/Lr. congratulates men with other pilots in background
BIGGIN HILL 600TM VICTORY - MUNGO-PARK INTERVIEWED
PARK-MUNGO Fl.Lt. D.F.C. Interviewed on Biggin Hill Station's 600th Victory
STEVENS PILOT OFFICER. D.F.C Interviews on Biggin Hill Station's 600th Victory
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Royal Air Force, planes, raider, lieutenant, World War II, World War Two, Second World War, war, Blitzkrieg, Battle of Britain, dogfight, aerial combat, John Colin Mungo-Park (1918-1941)
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