A museum in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, has less than three weeks to raise £58,000 to buy six sets of Battle of Britain aircrew medals before the owner sells them to private buyers. Kent Battle of ...

The Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust wants to secure the set of six aircrew medallions to add to its impressive collection - the world’s largest on the conflict. The Hawkinge museum started ...

one of the top Luftwaffe pilots during the Battle of Britain. "We also took the tailwheel from the Spitfire he was killed in which crashed a few miles from the museum and RAF Hawkinge," Mr ...