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Flames are seen from the exhaust pipes of a Hurricane aircraft as the engine is started before taking off from Biggin Hill airfield in Kent, on August 18, 2015. World War II aircraft including 18 Spitfires and six Hurricanes flew over southeast England to mark the 75th anniversary of the “hardest day” of the Battle of Britain. August 18, 1940, became known as the “hardest day” of the Battle of Britain, as British planes experienced the most intense conflict with the German Luftwaffe above the skies of southern England, with both sides losing a total of 136 aircraft in one day. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP Photo)
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