Battle of Britain Anniversary pilots

Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris GCB DSO OBE RAF Retired (L) talks with Group Captain Dennis David DFC AFC RAF Retired, before a 60th anniversary reception honouring Battle of Britain pilots, at Westminster, in London. * The fighter aces, mostly in their 80s, were immortalised as 'The Few' in Winston Churchill's Battle of Britain speech. 24/4/2001: A piece of RAF history will go under the hammer next month when two Distinguished Flying Crosses (DFCs) awarded to Group Captain Dennis 'Hurricane' David come up for auction, it was announced Tuesday 24 April 2001. The war hero, who died last year aged 82, is believed to be the only pilot to have received such an accolade. The pair of medals, expected to fetch up to 15,000 when sold as part of a group of 13, were awarded for the heroics Group Captain David performed while defending the British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of France in 1940. 11/5/01: A collection of 13 medals awarded to him following his heroic conduct in defence of the British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of France in 1940, are to be auctioned at Spink, in London, on behalf of the Royal Air Force and are expected to raise 10,000 - 15,000 it emerged Friday May 11, 2001. (Photo by Ian Nicholson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)