Battle of Britain 'Hardest Day' Anniversary Flight, Aug 2015

            A commemorative flight by an impressive number of Spitfires and Hurricanes - over twenty of them! - from Biggin Hill Airport in Kent, on the 75th Anniversary of what has come to be defined as "The Hardest Day" of the Battle of Britain, on 18 August 1940.
After take-off the planes divided into three groups, each flying over various landmark locations such as the locations of former RAF airfields which had played a key role in Britain's defences against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and throughout the rest of WW2. 
   

Taken on: August 18, 2015

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX S9900, f/6.3, 1/250 sec, 40.9mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX S9900
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	40.9mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	ViewNX 2.9 W
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