AS ONE who remembers 1940, and hence the huge debt we all owe The Few, may I ask that when writing about them you at least take the trouble to get your facts right (Takeoff, the Biggin Hill special, May 28).
Our Spitfires and Hurricanes fought out the battle quite without “teaming up with American planes like the Mustang”, the first prototype of which (in its original, unsatisfactory Allison-engined form) did not fly in the USA until October 1940, the RAF getting a few for assessment rather than use only in November 1941.
Moreover, I suspect those still with us, having had the distinction of serving at Biggin Hill, would prefer those days to be seen as its brightest rather than “darkest” hour.
A J Needs Crown Woods Way Eltham
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