Into the Blue by Simon Atack. (AP) REG211 Leicester Gallery

Leicester Gallery

Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91

The C-17s have become the mainstay of the RAF's supply train

Size 54 inches x 40 inches (137cm x 102cm)

giving time for the main French force of 80

Into the Blue by Simon Atack. (AP) REG211 Leicester GalleryDHM2608AP. Into the Blue by Simon Atack. A classic view of a Mk I Spitfire belonging to 609 Squadron, flown by Battle of Britain ace John Bisdee, high over South East England in that fateful summer of 1940. After the first fifteen months of the war this famous fighter squadron, initially made up of week end flyers, became the first RAF squadron to claim 100 victories. Made up of pilots from so many nations, 609 Squadron was described as the most