Lasting sixteen weeks during the momentous year of 1940, the Battle
of Britain ended with the Luftwaffe having failed to achieve the
decisive victory that Hitler had demanded. Whilst the technical
details of the aircraft and weapons involved are, of course,
crucial to our understanding of the events that summer, the Battle
was fought by human beings - and it is that human experience and
contribution, to this author, is the most important thing to
acknowledge, record and share. Nearly 3,000 Fighter Command aircrew
fought in the Battle of Britain, immortalised by Churchill as The
Few'. Of these, 544 lost their lives that blood-stained summer, and
700 more would die before the Second World War ended - a victory
very likely impossible had The Few not held out in 1940. The names
of some of these young men, aces such as Douglas Bader, Sailor'
Malan and Eric Lock, were well-known to the free world at the time
- and certainly the legless Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader
remains, even today, the best-known British fighter pilot of the
war. However, the vast majority of The Few remained anonymous,
owing partially to Air Ministry policy and equally a desire to play
down their august achievements. Since the Second World War, the
memoirs of a number of the Few have been published, privately and
commercially, and books have been written about others. The record
is a rich legacy, overall - and yet, if we investigate the Battle
of Britain further, we find many forgotten heroes, no
less-deserving of recognition. This book, therefore, seeks to
explore the lives and contribution made by certain of these men, to
give currency back to their brave deeds. In truth, the list of
deserving subjects is virtually endless; those included in this
book are individuals whose stories have crossed the author's path
at some stage during his long career - and which he feels are truly
Forgotten Heroes'. Clearly, then the list is not definitive, and
could never be, but these men at least now have their stories told.
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