How One Woman's "Worthless" Brass Washer Solved the Problem That Killed 300 RAF Pilots

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September 15th, 1940, 11:47 in the morning, 22,000 ft above the Kent countryside, pilot officer Colin Gray had a Messor Schmidt BF109 dead in his sights. 400 yd, closing fast. The German pilot hadn't seen him yet. Gray's thumb hovered over the firing button. 3 seconds to kill range, the Messers nose dropped into a steep dive. Gray followed, pushed ... Read More