Fascinated by the Battle of Britain from an early age, as a young
man Dilip Sarkar realised that recording and sharing the Few's
memories was of paramount importance. At the time, back in the
mid-1980s, membership of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association
was well populated and the then Honorary Secretary, the now late
Wing Commander Pat Hancock DFC, OBE, supported Dilip's research by
forwarding letters to individual pilots of interest. Those members
of the Few included a wide-range of personalities, from famous
airmen like Group Captain Peter Townsend and Air Marshal Sir Denis
Crowley-Milling, to the also rans', as Battle of Britain Hurricane
pilot Peter Fox famously described himself and peers. Indeed, it
was Peter's also rans' that were of the greatest interest to Dilip,
who recognised that whilst many famous and distinguished pilots had
either published personal memoirs or had biographies written about
them, lesser-lights had no platform to record and share their
experiences. This Dilip became dedicated to resolving. For many
years, Dilip enjoyed prolific correspondence with the Few. These
letters - hundreds of them - now represent a unique primary source,
confirming the incredibly close relationship the author enjoyed
with his heroes and high esteem in which they likewise held him.
Over the years, Dilip's published work has enormously benefited
from his unique knowledge of the people involved through this very
personal association, the memories collated providing his books a
real human' touch. As the Few sadly fade away, it is only now that
the significance of Dilip's correspondence, industry and archive
arising are becoming truly apparent. In _Letters From The Few_,
Dilip shares with us, for the first time, a small selection of his
correspondence with Battle of Britain fighter pilots, providing us
an inspirational insight into the immeasurable value of this
research and personalities involved.
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