Published On May 8, 2020
Spitfire on UK tour circles and 'victory roll' over East Grinstead's Eastcourt and the nearby Queen Victoria Hospital, famous for the wartime surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe and his 'Guinea Pigs', the men, mainly pilots from many nations suffering burns in conflict were treated there. Adding to the Emotion of the flypast, Covid 19 Virus was taking it's toll, the hospitals under severe pressure and 'lockdown' was place, this the first time people came out for any event in about seven weeks and maintaining the 2 meter distance rules to help stop the spread of infection. Apologies for the focus issues, due to a camera fault which caused it to die just after this!
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