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UPL 14215

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb BM260 of No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron at Biggin Hill.

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Units

No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

BM260

Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Nicknames: Popeye's Pal (G.Wimpey & Co.)
Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Locations

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

ContributorAl_Skiff

Sources

Eagle squadron re-alignment.

Date: 27 Mar 2015 14:16:48

Contributorapollo11

Sources

Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.