Parish Notes
DURHAM CITY

Durham Miners Thanked for Spitfires 1941

Photo: George Nairn

The Ministry of Aircraft Production issued a certificate in 1941 which reads:

In the hour of peril
Durham Miners' Association
earned the gratitude
of the British Nations
sustaining the valour of
the Royal Air Force
and fortifying the cause
of freedom
by the gift of
two Spitfire aircraft.

They shall mount up with wings as eagles.

Issued by the Ministry of Aircraft Production.
1941