It may take a while before we see bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover.

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He crashlanded in Northfall Meadow on the famous white cliffs of Dover 37 minutes later at 5.12am.

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The white cliffs of Dover are to get their own writer-in-residence who has been commissioned to explore their impact on British identity.

BBC: White cliffs of Dover get writer in residence

The train pops out into the fresh air about 20 minutes later: no white cliffs of Dover, no duty-frees or happy landings to punctuate the journey.

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"No-one has dared to propose a wind farm on the white cliffs of Dover yet, " said Angela Kelly who sees the farms as ravaging the British landscape.

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The cliffs were further embedded in the national psyche during World War II following the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk and Dame Vera Lynn's famous song, The White Cliffs of Dover.

BBC: White cliffs of Dover get writer in residence

The appeal was supported by singer and World War II forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn who is famous for her wartime classic song (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover.

BBC: The white cliffs

For those who want to own images that showcase the star's famously pronounced cheekbones--described by one admirer as, "The greatest calcium deposits since the White Cliffs of Dover"--there are 106 glamour shots taken by chief RKO photographer Ernest Bachrach in the 1930s.

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