Spitfire tribute to war heroes
A SPITFIRE flypast led the tributes at the unveiling of a roll of honour to the 92 servicemen and women stationed at a Hampshire airfield during the Second World War who lost their lives.
Veterans, including former Spitfire pilots Bob George and Des Smith, joined councillors, Royal British Legion members and air cadets for the unveiling of the memorial to those who served at RAF Ibsley in the New Forest.
It was unveiled by Shirley Simmonds, a MTC driver at Ibsley in 1941 and Captain Willis “Wally” Walling, a former fighter pilot, who had travelled from the US.
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