In this section, there are a number of short articles relating to the Spitfire / Hurricane / Lysander era. Please click on the photographs below to access the articles.
10th June 2020 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Italian declaration of war in 1940, therefore bringing 208 Squadron, then based at Qasaba, near Mersa Matruh in Egypt, directly into WWII. Click on the picture on the left to read Graham Pitchfork’s summary of the Squadron’s operations in the first days of the War. This article first appeared in the 2020 Newsletter.
Memories of WWII
The Association was saddened to learn of the death of Geoff Smith of the Spitfire Chapter, who passed away on 17 October 2019. Click on the picture on the right to read Geoff’s recollections of WWII and his time on 208 Squadron in the immediate aftermath of the War.
George Birks
George Birks served with 208 Squadron as a Flight Mechanic (Airframe & Controls) in the North African and Italian Campaigns. Click on the picture on the left to view 2 galleries of his photographs, for which the Association is deeply indebted to his family.
