Battle Of Britain

"Never before in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Winston Churchill 1940 Siren scrambles spitfire squadron Young pilots, most in late teens Run and clamber into cockpits Engines roar, planes race down runway Rising skyward in battle formation. Fear grips, some pilots wanting to vomit Flying upwards seeking advantage of height Above slow droning German bombers Targeting England's cities and ports Guarded by M109 Messerschmitt fighters. "Here we go, " radios Aussie squadron leader "Give the blighters hell." Out of the sun, cannons roaring Spitfires attack like deadly hawks Twisting and turning, savage dogfight ensues. Sergeant-pilot Peter Duncan trapped Tries frantically freeing jammed cockpit cover As flames engulf him, melting hands and face. Spitfire spirals to the ground Exploding in fireball ending his suffering.