exploring the lytham st annes spitfire memorial a tribute to ww2 heroes @Drone_Man_Wales

Lytham St Annes' Spitfire, W3644, was shot down in Devon in 1942. It was returning from France where it was escorting bombers. John Coombes is a volunteer and fund-raiser who leads the Spitfire Ground Display Team. He explains: “Residents of Lytham and St Annes raised £6,500 to buy the original Spitfire plane in 1941.
Left Plaque: SPITFIRE SQUADRONS OF FIGHTER COMMAND/ IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN/ (Squadrons listed)/ They took part in the Battle of Britain in 1940, which helped to prevent the invasion of this country and the enslavement of our people./ "NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT, WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY, TO SO FEW"./ Presented by the Battle of Britain Historical Society Centre Plaque group (3 Plaques): Left: IN THE HOUR OF PERIL/ PEOPLE OF/ LYTHAM ST ANNES/ EARNED THE GRATITUDE/ OF THE BRITISH NATIONS/ SUSTAINING THE VALOUR OF/ THE ROYAL AIR FORCE/ AND FORTIFYING THE CAUSE/ OF FREEDOM/ BY THE GIFT OF SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT/ They shall mount up with wings as eagles/ Issued by the Ministry of Aircraft Production/ 1941 Centre: Base Air Depot No 2 (BAD2) Warton, England, was established under the/ 8th Air Force Service Command, September 5, 1942. (Detailed description of the work of BAD2 follows, incl a list of Americans and locals killed whist serving at Warton.) Right: The Lytham St Annes Spitfire Display Time/ (Plaque commemorates efforts of the team to raise funds for the memorial during 2009 & 2012.) Right : (3 Squadron Badges, each giving statistics of operations and casualties of wartime service.)

[Johnny-yfmv]

the spitfire is one of the best planes ever, and we owe so much to the men that flew them

[juanbbien]

It would have been better without the over the top music, we could then hear the narrative plainer