Spitfires flying over Thirsk 4.18pm!
From the Harrogate Informer
Today, "Thursday 13 August 2015, Spitfires from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will be joined by private Spitfire owners to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Eagle Attack, the first day of Unternehmen Adlerangriff, the German operation to destroy the Royal Air Force in World War II.
Up to 13 Spitfires will launch from Humberside Airport and split into three sections of aircraft to fly over as many villages, towns and cities as fuel will allow, enabling the public to see and hear these wonderful historic aircraft and remember the sacrifices made by the young men of Fighter Command 75 years ago.
The destruction of the Royal Air Force would have cleared the way for the invasion of Britain. The German attacks on 13th August 1940 inflicted significant damage and casualties on the ground but they did not make a significant impression of Fighter Command’s ability to defend British air space.
The engagements resulting from Adlertag became known as the Battle of Britain.
Timings for this significant event are:
Section 1:
Humber Bridge 1603
York 1612
Linton on Ouse 1615
Thirsk 1618
Leeming 1621
Teeside 1625
Whitby 1635
Scarborough 1640
Bridlington 1644
Hull 1651
Section 2:
Grimsby 1612
Mablethorpe 1618
Skegness 1621
Boston 1627
Grantham 1634
Newark 1638
Gainsborough 1645
Scunthorpe 1649
Section 3:
Lincoln 1611
Nottingham 1621
Derby 1625
Chesterfield 1631
Doncaster 1638
Scunthorpe 1644
Spitfires to Fly Overhead to mark 75th Anniversary of Operation Eagle