Photo: Hansons Auctioneers Now the artefact has been acquired by the Kent Battle of Britain Museum at Hawkinge following ... makes it a unique acquisition in aviation history.

"We also took the tailwheel from the Spitfire he was killed in which crashed a few miles from the museum and RAF Hawkinge," Mr Brocklehurst added. Mr Brocklehurst says the museum is hoping to ...

The family of the RAF pilot had previously believed his body had been buried in 1944 at nearby Hawkinge in ... at the forefront of aviation history and preservation for almost 30 years, including the ...

A pupil at Hawkinge School. When the war started we ... It is now in the Imperial War Museum.

The men of RAF 32 Squadron were pictured relaxing at RAF Hawkinge, Kent, on 29 July 1940. The Spirit of the Few by Stephen Melton was unveiled at the Battle of Britain Museum, which now stands on ...