Wing Commander George C. Unwin DFM

Born in January 1913, Flight Sergeant George Unwin was one of the RAF’s first Spitfire pilots, flying with No. 19 Sqn from Duxford in Cambridgeshire. Nicknamed ‘Grumpy’, by none other than legendary fighter ace Douglas Bader. Grumpy Unwin, scored his first victory on the 27th May 1940, and went on to finish the Battle of Britain with 13 confirmed, 2 shared destroyed, 2 unconfirmed destroyed, 2 probables and 1 damaged. Unwin’s regular Spitfire during the summer of 1940 was QV-H, as depicted in High Summer High Battle.’