Mk I Presentation Spitfire R7154 - Accrington, Church and Oswaldtwistle
Following Tealeaf’s fascinating thread regarding SS Accrington. I was wondering if people where aware that in 1940 the people of the Accrington District raised a sum of over £6000 to pay for a Presentation Spitfire for the RAF and the war effort. The photograph of the aircrafts cockpit was taken c. 1941. Can any of our older residents remember the collections for this fine aircraft? Does anyone have any photographs or any knowledge of the spitfire’s war time history?
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Last edited by Doug; 17-04-2005 at 12:43.
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