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English: Photograph of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding and an aide with several Battle of Britain fighter pilots (representing "The Few") outside the Air Ministry in London during the celebration of the second anniversary of the RAF's most successful day of the Battle. Left to right as shown:
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Source The Royal Air Force 1939 to 1945 by Denis Richards. This image taken from http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar//UN/UK/UK-RAF-I/img/UK-RAF-I-7.jpg
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(Reusing this file)		 PD-BritishGov. The Royal Air Force 1939 to 1945 by Denis Richards was published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in 1953 and protected by Crown Copyright. It is now over 50 years old and so it is in the public domain.
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14 September 1942

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current18:28, 4 May 2009Thumbnail for version as of 18:28, 4 May 20091,452 × 690 (422 KB)GreenshedBetter quality version from Probert's High Commanders of the Royal Air Force (published by HMSO under Crown Copyright so same PD rule applies)
00:19, 20 April 2009Thumbnail for version as of 00:19, 20 April 2009800 × 383 (164 KB)Greenshed{{Information |Description={{en|1=Photograph of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding and his ADC with several Battle of Britain fighter pilots (representing "The Few") outside the Air Ministry in London during the cel

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