The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight operates out of RAF Coningsby and has maintained airworthy Second World War aircraft as a living tribute since 1957. Guernsey's connection to the Battle is not incidental — the island was occupied by German forces from June 1940, days after the Luftwaffe began its campaign against Britain, and remained so until May 1945. Its civilians had no part in the RAF's victory overhead.
This is a silver-plated collector issue, not a circulation strike. KM# 248 sits in a crowded field of similar commemorative 50 pence pieces issued by Guernsey in the 2010s.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight operates out of RAF Coningsby and has maintained airworthy Second World War aircraft as a living tribute since 1957. Guernsey's connection to the Battle is not incidental — the island was occupied by German forces from June 1940, days after the Luftwaffe began its campaign against Britain, and remained so until May 1945. Its civilians had no part in the RAF's victory overhead.
This is a silver-plated collector issue, not a circulation strike. KM# 248 sits in a crowded field of similar commemorative 50 pence pieces issued by Guernsey in the 2010s.