750,000 poppies dropped over White Cliffs of Dover in touching tribute to fallen

As the nation fell silent to remember the fallen, a gentle shower of poppies fell over the famous White Cliffs of Dover.

They were carried in a battle-scarred Second World War Dakota plane, which released the 750,000 poppies as it soared above the English coastline.

Down below, hundreds of people packed the Battle of Britain memorial, at the edge of the same White Cliffs that formed a welcoming sight for hundreds of thousands of soldiers returning from Dunkirk in 1940.

One of the Spitfires following the Dakota (Gareth Fuller/PA)

One of the Spitfires following the Dakota (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Second World War veterans Roy Briggs (left) and George Prichard on the Dakota (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Second World War veterans Roy Briggs (left) and George Prichard on the Dakota (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Two Spitfires joined the Dakota for the special event (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Two Spitfires joined the Dakota for the special event (Gareth Fuller/PA)

The tribute to the fallen was carried on on Remembrance Sunday (Paul Edwards/The Sun/PA)

The tribute to the fallen was carried on on Remembrance Sunday (Paul Edwards/The Sun/PA)