Tom Spencer describes how in the closing months of World War Two the Griffon-powered Spitfires of the RAF’s 41 Squadron were heavily involved in operations on continental Europe.
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D-Day: June 6, 1944 saw British, American and Canadian troops storm the beaches of Normandy and quickly established a bridgehead in France. After weeks of tough fighting, their break-out was swift: Paris was liberated on August 25 and Brussels on September 3. Some said it would “all be over by Christmas”.