Fantastic pics There's just something magical about Spitfire design
I believe they did it to halt the rise of mindless right wing lunatics, hell bent on domination and oppression of other people, for no reason other than them being of a different country, race or religion.
Well yes and thank god they did.
But I'm sure the individual at the time fought for Britain and what it meant to be British.
If they'd have known how it'd turn out 75 years down the line I doubt they'd have been as solid in their convictions.
They were a bit a mongrel bunch themselves - Poles, Australians, South Africans, Kiwis, Canadians, Czechs, French, Belgian, Irish etc
I don't think nationality plays a part, it was about doing what was right in the face of what was obviously so wrong.