Battle of Britain ace Wallace Cunningham passes away at 94
Wallace Cunningham was among Churchill's famous "few" who took part in the Battle of Britain. During the summer of 1940 he shot down five Luftwaffe aircraft and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1941 his Spitfire was shot down and he crash landed on Rotterdam beach in the Netherlands, spending three and a half years as a POW.
(bbc.co.uk)
Wallace Cunningham was among Churchill's famous "few" who took part in the Battle of Britain. During the summer of 1940 he shot down five Luftwaffe aircraft and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1941 his Spitfire was shot down and he crash landed on Rotterdam beach in the Netherlands, spending three and a half years as a POW.
(bbc.co.uk)
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