With the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight next week, here are eight Norfolk links to the 'finest hour'.
1. Blickling Estate. During World War II the estate was used as a RAF base named RAF Oulton, providing a base for bombers and pilots for the Battle of Britain.
2. RAF Coltishall. The airfield entered service in May 1940. During Second World War the base was home to the Hawker Hurricane and was one of the main RAF bases in England.
3. Battle of Britain Memorials. Norfolk traditionally remembers the battle with a flypast by a spitfire each year. Four years ago it moved from Norwich to Cromer.
4. Douglas Bader. Based at RAF Coltishall, during the battle he took down 11 planes and was a symbol for the disabled having lost both legs at the age of 21.
5. Charles Stokes. A Battle of Britain veteran from King's Lynn, he was a member of the ground crew at RAF Duxford that looked after Douglas Bader's Hurricane fighter.
6. Lt Heinz Emecke. His Dornier bomber crashed in a Norfolk field at Starston near Bungay during the battle. It was the only plane to crash in Norfolk during the battle.
7. Tony Whitehouse. From Rackheath his squadron suffered some of the highest casualties in the Battle of Britain, After weeks of fighting he was the only member left.
8. Tom Neil. Mr Neil is the last surviving pilot in East Anglia who fought in the Battle of Britain. He will play a key role in the national memorial fly at Coningsby on July 11.
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