Churchill’s Messerschmitt

It was just one of scores of German fighter aircraft downed over Kent during the Battle of Britain, but when one particular Messerschmitt 109 was sent flaming into the ground, it was witnessed by none other than Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Andy Saundersunravels the 1940 tale of both the Messerschmitt and its pilot.

CHURCHILL’S MESSERSCHMITT

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