SALUTE TO ""THE FEW""

A flypast over London, led by a hurricane and a spitfire, commemorated the Battle of Britain. The event featured jet aircraft, with seventy-two jet fighters paying tribute to the heroes of the conflict. Observers included Marshals of the Royal Air Force, Lord Trenchard and Lord Tedder, who watched from the Air Ministry roof.

Which aircraft led the flypast over London to commemorate the Battle of Britain?

• A typhoon and a mustang

• A spitfire and a mustang

• A hurricane and a typhoon

• A hurricane and a spitfire

What was unique about the aircraft in the flypast, apart from the hurricane and spitfire?

• They were all helicopters

• They were all propeller aircraft

• They were all gliders

• They were all jet aircraft

Who were the Marshals of the Royal Air Force watching the flypast?

• Lord Trenchard and Lord Tedder

• Lord Mountbatten and Lord Tedder

• Lord Tedder and Lord Dowding

• Lord Trenchard and Lord Mountbatten

How many jet fighters participated in the tribute to the Battle of Britain veterans?

• Seventy-two

• Sixty-two

• Eighty-two

• Fifty

What was the purpose of the flypast over London?

• To honor the Queen's birthday

• To commemorate the Battle of Britain

• To celebrate the end of World War II

• To mark the opening of the Olympics