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Battle of Britain

A Battle of Britain fighter pilot tells how he was badly burnt before parachuting from his stricken aircraft - and then had to prepare to die as he drifted for hours in the North Sea

Through the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Archive footage Alan Johnston pieces together the story of a Battle of Britain fighter pilot who was shot down during a dogfight and badly burnt before parachuting from his stricken aircraft.

We hear how Richard Hillary then had to prepare to die as he drifted for hours in the North Sea.

Photo: Press Association

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