249 Squadron Legend
by Airpower Art
Title
249 Squadron Legend
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Airpower Art
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Digital Art
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Flight Lieutenant Eric James Brindley Nicholson of 249 Squadron Church Fenton. Was awarded the Victoria Cross, when, On 16 August 1940, Nicolson's Hawker Hurricane was fired on by a Messerschmitt Bf 110, injuring him in one eye and one foot. As he struggled to leave the blazing machine he saw another Messerschmitt, got back into the bucket seat, pressed the trigger and shot down the enemy plane. He was able to bail out land safely in a field. On his descent, he was fired on by members of the Home Guard
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September 1st, 2015
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