<i>Pilot Officer H. A. Picard of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._350_Squadron_RAF" class="extiw" title="en:No. 350 Squadron RAF">No. 350 (Belgian) Squadron</a>, on the wing of his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire" class="extiw" title="en:Supermarine Spitfire">Spitfire</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kenley" class="extiw" title="en:RAF Kenley">Kenley</a>, July 1942.</i><br>
In November 1941 the first Squadron of Belgian volunteers was formed in Fighter Command. One of its pilots was Pilot Officer H. A. Picard, seen here on the wing of his Spitfire at Kenley in July 1942. His aircraft was among a number 'presented' by the Belgian Congo, and bears the name of one of its principal towns.
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