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Squadron Leader Harold Starr
The medals of a fearless pilot who was machine-gunned in his parachute in one of the most 'disgraceful' acts of the Battle of Britain have emerged for sale.
Squadron Leader Harold Starr bailed out of his stricken Hurricane at 15,000ft following a dogfight with the Luftwaffe in August 1940.
As he plummeted towards the ground three Messerschmidt 109s fighter planes rounded on him.
They opened fire on the defenceless airman whose body landed at a brickworks at Eastry, near Deal, Kent.
A horrified gardener who witnessed the 'Nazi act of barbarity' from the ground described how the German aircraft 'piled in' on him.
Pic: Spink & Son/BNPS
Squadron Leader Harold Starr
The medals of a fearless pilot who was machine-gunned in his parachute in one of the most 'disgraceful' acts of the Battle of Britain have emerged for sale.
Squadron Leader Harold Starr bailed out of his stricken Hurricane at 15,000ft following a dogfight with the Luftwaffe in August 1940.
As he plummeted towards the ground three Messerschmidt 109s fighter planes rounded on him.
They opened fire on the defenceless airman whose body landed at a brickworks at Eastry, near Deal, Kent.
A horrified gardener who witnessed the 'Nazi act of barbarity' from the ground described how the German aircraft 'piled in' on him.
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