A hand-painted glazed porcelain figurine produced by Ashmor of Worcester to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The figure depicts a Royal Air Force fighter pilot in authentic World War II flight gear, including a brown sheepskin-lined Irvin-style flying jacket, a yellow Mae West life vest, dark trousers, and flight boots. He is shown in a standing pose holding a flight helmet and goggles, set upon an integral base textured as a grassy and rocky landscape. The underside of the base features extensive black printed inscriptions including the Winston Churchill quote “Never In The Field of Human Conflict Was So Much Owed By So Many To So Few.” dated 20th August 1940. It bears two circular crests for the RAF Fighter Command and RAF Station Biggin Hill. The manufacturer mark reads ASHMOR, WORCESTER ENGLAND, alongside MODEL NO. 265. and the text A LIMITED EDITION OF 500 PRODUCED EXCLUSIVELY FOR HISTORY IN PORCELAIN. A small blue handwritten monogram PG is also present on the interior rim of the base.
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