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though it faced public and political backlash for abandoning Dannevirke

and as more squadrons joined the fray the battle raged towards the capital until the Bf109s turned for home

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Guardian of Freedom by Timothy OBrien. SHT20 though it faced public andTO0006. Guardian of Freedom by Timothy OBrien. A lone Spitfire of 266 Squadron is shown above the sunlit haze of London and the Thames, during the Battle of Britian. 266 Squadron was reformed on 30th October 1939 at RAF Sutton Bridge as a fighter squadron. The squadron was one of the Rhodesian gift squadrons and was named 266 (Rhodesia) Squadron in honour of the gift. Originally it was equipped with the Fairey Battle light bomber, but soon after in