Our annual Battle of Britain Commemorative Service is on Sunday 21 September at 10.30am and you’re welcome to join us in the atrium at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand at 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch.

This year we will remember ‘the few’ – who fought bravely through the summer of 1940 to defend Britain from the Luftwaffe – including the more than 130 New Zealanders who took part in one of the most pivotal battles of World War Two.

Of the more than 130 New Zealanders who took part in the battle, 20 made the ultimate sacrifice – including 16 pilots and four air gunners.

This year we will also commemorate the end of the Second World War – which ended on 15 August 1945 with the surrender of Japan.