Spitfire Paddy: The Irish pilot's flying memories
This week 75 years ago, the future of Europe hung by a thread over the skies of southern England as the Battle of Britain came to a climax.
Pilots from the UK, the Commonwealth, the US and countries invaded by Germany were involved, including Brendan Finucane from Dublin, also known as "Spitfire Paddy".
In an interview with the BBC recorded at the time, he recalls the time he was nearly shot down and his aircraft covered in bullets.