We are very grateful to the undermentioned members of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association for their generous contributions to this book and we apologise for any omissions or inaccuracies. The ranks listed are the highest attained.
Flt Lt Donald Anderson AE; Sqn Ldr John Anderson; Wg Cdr M. F. Anderson DFC; Flt Lt Michael Appleby; Sqn Ldr D. L. Armitage DFC; Sqn Ldr James Bailey DFC; Flt Lt John Bailey; Sqn Ldr Cyril Bamberger DFC and Bar; Sqn Ldr Robert Barber AFC; Flt Lt Eric Barnard AE; Sqn Ldr Patrick Barthropp DFC, AFC; Sqn Ldr Anthony Bartley DFC and Bar; Wg Cdr Eric Barwell DFC and Bar, AE; Flt Lt Gordon Batt; Sqn Ldr Percival Beake DFC; Wg Cdr Roland Beamont DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, DFC (US); Sqn Ldr Robert Beardsley DFC; Gp Cpt. Stephen Beaumont OBE, AE; Sqn Ldr George Bennions DFC; Flt Lt Benjamin Bent DFC; Sqn Ldr M. Bentley-Beard DFM, AFC; A. Cdre Ronald Berry CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar; AV-M Harold Bird-Wilson CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar, AFC and Bar; Grp Cpt. John Bisdee DFC, OBE (Mil.); Wg Cdr William Blackadder DSO, OBE; Wg Cdr G. Douglas Blackwood; Flt Lt A. J. Blayney AFC; Wg Cdr Roger Boulding; Sqn Ldr Benjamin Bowring AE; Wg Cdr Francis Brinsden; A. Cdre Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar; Wg Cdr Ronald Brown MBE; Grp Cpt. Geoffrey Brunner AFC and Bar; Flt Lt Alan Burdekin AE; Flt Lt J. H. B. Burgess; Sqn Ldr Lionel Casson DFC, AFC; Flt Lt William Clark DFM; Flt Lt A. W. Cook DFM; Wg Cdr Ivor Cosby DFC; A. Cdre James Coward AFC; Wg Cdr David Cox DFC and Bar, Croix de Guerre avec Palme; Sqn Ldr E. W. Cranwell DFC, AE; AV-M Edward Crew CB, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar; AM Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE; Flt Lt Wallace Cunningham DFC; Wg Cdr C. F. Currant DSO, DFC and Bar; Grp Cpt. H. S. Darley DSO; Grp Cpt. W. D. David CBE, DFC, AFC; AV-M Robert Deacon-Elliott CB, OBE, DFC, AE; Wg Cdr Christopher Deanesly DFC, AE; AV-M Alan Deere DSO, OBE, DFC and Bar, AFC, DFC (US), Croix de Guerre avec Palme; Flt Lt Jack Derbyshire DFC, DFM; Sqn Ldr R. H. Dibnah; Flt Lt John Down; Fig Off. Peter Down; Flt Lt G. G. F. Draper; Sqn Ldr B. H. Drobinski DFC, VM, KW and 3 Bars; Grp Cpt. Byron Duckenfield AFC; Grp Cpt. Sir Hugh (‘Cocky’) Dundas CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC; A. Cdre John Ellacombe CB, DFC and Bar; Grp Cpt. T. A. F. Elsdon OBE, DFC; Flt Lt W. R. Evans; Wg Cdr Jan Falkowski VM; A. Cdre Harold Fenton CBE, DSO, DFC; Sqn Ldr Antony Fisher AFC; Flt Lt Roy Ford; Flt Lt Terence Forshaw; Sqn Ldr Anthony Forster DFC; Fig Off. Ronald Forward; Sqn Ldr Robert Foster DFC, AE; Wg Cdr Peter Fox; Wg Cdr Fajtl Frantiěk DFC; Sqn Ldr Charles Frizell DFC, Order of Cloud and Banner; Sqn Ldr C. M. Gibbons AE; Sqn Ldr John Gibson DSO, DFC; Grp Cpt. Edward Graham; Marshal of the RAF Sir John Grandy GCVO, KBE, DSO; Grp Cpt. Colin Gray DSO, DFC and 2 Bars; Flt Lt John Greenwood; Wg Cdr D. H. Grice MBE, DFC; Grp Cpt. Richard Haine OBE, DFC; Flt Lt Peter Hairs MBE;
Flt Lt Roger Hall DFC; Sqn Ldr Ronald Hamlyn AFC, DFM; Sqn Ldr D. J. Hammond; Flt Lt Cyril Hampshire; Sqn Ldr Norman Hancock DFC; Wg Cdr M. S. Harbourne CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar; Wg Cdr Ralph Havercroft AFC; Lt Col R. C. Hay DSO, DSC and Bar; Wg Cdr Thomas Hayes DFC; Wg Cdr George Hebron; Wg Cdr Hugh Heron AFC; Flt Lt Gordon Hewett; Sqn Ldr J. M. Hewson DFC; Wg Cdr Frederick Higginson OBE, DFC, DFM; AV-M Henry Hogan CB, DFC; Wg Cdr Eustace Holden DFC; Sqn Ldr Sidney Holloway OBE; Flt Lt D. H. Hone; Wg Cdr Geoffrey Howitt DFC and Bar; Flt Lt Henry Hoyle; AV-M Desmond Hughes CB, CBE, DSO, DFC and 2 Bars; Flt Lt William Hughes DFC, AE; Flt Lt Charles Hurry AFC; Sqn Ldr Iain Hutchinson TD; Wg Cdr Donald Jack; Wg Cdr Bernard Jennings DFM, AFC; Flt Lt Miroslav Jiroudek; Grp Cpt. George Johns DSO, DFC, AFC; AV-M James Edgar (‘Johnnie’) Johnson CB, CBE, DSO and 2 Bars, DFC and Bar; Flt Lt Reginald Johnson; Sqn Ldr William Johnson DFC and Bar; AV-M A. V. R. (‘Sandy’) Johnstone CB, DFC, DL; Flt Lt Richard Jones; Flt Lt Robert Jones; Wg Cdr Joseph Kayll DSO, DFC; Wg Cdr Ronald Kellett DSO, DFC, VM; Sqn Ldr Alan Kellow; Cpt. N. L. D. Kemp DFC; Wg Cdr Donald Kingaby DSO, DFM and 2 Bars, AFC; Flt Lt Jan Kowalski DFC, Cross of Valour and 2 Bars, VM; Sqn Ldr Taddeus Kumiega Cross of Valour and 2 Bars; Col Henry Lafont Cross of Liberation, Commandeur Legion d’Honneur, Flt Lt John Lauder; A. Cdre James Leathart CB, DSO; Sqn Ldr Kenneth Lee DFC; Wg Cdr Alan Lees DFC; Sqn Ldr Arthur Leigh DFC, DFM; Flt Lt M. E. Leng; Grp Cpt. R. C. F. Lister DFC; Flt Lt Alexander MacGregor AE and Bar; Sqn Ldr John Mackenzie; Wg Cdr Kenneth Mackenzie DFC, AFC, AE; Wg Cdr C. Hector Maclean AE and Bar; Wg Cdr Robin McNair DFC and Bar; Flt Lt Jan Malinski Cross of Valour and 3 Bars, VM; Flt Lt Jack Mann DFM, AE; Grp Cpt. Graham Manton MID (Burma); Flt Lt E. H. Marsh; Sqn Ldr Ludwik Martel VM, KW, KZ; Grp Cpt. Peter Matthews DFC; Wg Cdr Michael Constable Maxwell DSO, DFC; Grp Cpt. A. G. Miller; Wg Cdr Richard Mitchell DFC, MBE; Grp Cpt. the Hon. Hartland de M. Mol-son OBE; Grp Cpt. Arthur Montagu-Smith; Sqn Ldr Dulverton Moore DFC and Bar; Wg Cdr Roger Morewood; A. Cdre Edward Morris CB, CBE, DSO, DFC; Flt Lt Maurice Mounsdon; Wt Off. Robert Mowat; Wg Cdr George Nelson-Edwards DFC; Sqn Ldr Harry Snow Newton AFC; Pit Off. Hugh Niven; Sqn Ldr Norman Norfolk; Flt Lt John Nor-well AFC, AE; Grp Cpt. S. G. Nunn OBE, DFC; Flt Lt R. C. Nutter DFC; Grp Cpt. Peter O’Brian OBE, DFC; Grp Cpt. Anthony O’Neill; Wg Cdr Geoffrey Page DSO, DFC and Bar; Sqn Ldr V. D. Page; Sqn Ldr Charles Palliser DFC; Wg Cdr Peter Parrott DFC and Bar; Flt Lt Frederick Perkin; Flt Lt James Pickering AFC, AE and Bar; Sqn Ldr Tony Pickering; Wg Cdr Paul Pitcher; Wg Cdr Richard Power; Flt Lt Robert Plenderleith DFC; Flt Lt Harry Prowse; Sqn Ldr Jeffrey Quill OBE, AFC; Flt Lt James Renvoize; Sqn Ldr Roland Richardson AFC; A. Cdre David Roberts; Flt Lt Ralph Roberts; Grp Cpt. Marcus Robinson AFC and Bar; Wg Cdr Jack Rose CMG, MBE, DFC; ACM Sir Frederick Rosier GCB, CBE, DSO; Wg Cdr James Sanders DFC; Wg Cdr Cecil Saunders DFC; Sqn Ldr Donald Scott; AV-M David Scott-Maiden DSO, DFC; Flt Lt Karel Seda; Flt Lt Raymond Sellers AFC; Grp Cpt. Desmond Sheen DFC and Bar; Wg Cdr Edward Shipman; Wg CdrF. M. Smith DFC; Wg Cdr Roddick Lee Smith OBE; Grp Cpt. D. G. H. Spencer CBE; Sqn Ldr Robert Spurdle DFC and Bar; Wg Cdr H. M. Stephen CBE, DSO, DFC and Bar; Sqn Ldr P. J. T. Stephenson DFC; Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Stevens; Sqn Ldr Donald Stones DFC and Bar; Wg Cdr James Storrar DFC and Bar, AFC, AE; Flt Lt George Stroud AE and Bar; Wg Cdr Richard Summers OBE, AFM; Grp Cpt. Fraser (‘Barry’) Sutton DFC; qn Ldr Alexander Thorn DFC; Wg Cdr Robert Thomas; Flt Lt A. R. F. Thompson DFC; Sqn Ldr Lawrence Thorogood DFC; Flt Lt R. E. Tongue; Sqn Ldr Douglas Turley-George DFC, King Haakon VII Medal and Bar; Flt Lt ] J. Twitchett; Wg Cdr Witold Urbano icz DFC and Bar, U S Air Medal; Wg dr George Un-win DSO, DFC; Sqn Ldr Frank Usmar; Flt Lt Josef Vopalecky, Croix de Guerre; Flt Lt A. Vrana Chev. Legion d’Honneur; Sqn Ldr H. K. Wakefield DFC; Flt Lt W. L. B. Walker; Flt Lt Edmund Walsh; Sqn Ldr T. A. Warren; A. Cdre Paul Webb CBE, DFC, AE; Flt Lt Jack Weber; Sqn Ldr George Welford; Grp Cpt. Edward Wells DSO, DFC and Bar; Sqn Ldr Patrick Wells DSO; Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum DFC; Sqn Ldr A. Whitby DFM; Sqn Ldr D. C. Wilde DFC, AE; Fig Off. Kenneth Wilkinson; Wg Cdr R. C. Wilkinson OBE, DFM; Sqn Ldr Wilfred Wilkinson; Sqn Ldr Thomas Williams DFC; Wt Off. Norman Woodland; Grp Cpt. Allan Wright DFC and Bar, AFC.
Among other former officers we should like to thank are: The Rt Hon. The Earl of Selkirk KT, GCMG, OBE, AFC; Flt Lt Julian Bedcock; Sqn Ldr Jeremy Howard-Williams DFC; and Wg Cdr P. B. (‘Laddie’) Lucas CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC.
We are also much indebted to the following, who served on the ground: J. Addyman, R. Anderson, R. Anglo, R. A. Barber, S. Bennell, C. R. Blachford, P. V. Borrill, J. M. J. Booth, D. Boots, G. Bottomley, R. A. Boyce, S. Brown, C. Burridge, J. W. Carrington, J. Cary (Ms), M. Climshaw (Mrs), D. Coghlan, G. M. Cook (Mrs), C. A. Cooper, H. V. Cossons, S. Coventry, J. Crawshaw, B. Croft, A. Dann, R. Davies, L. Davis (Mrs), O. J. Dean, E. M. Denness (Mrs), A. W. Dixon, R. A. Dobson, J. Doherty, J. F. Egan, J. E. C. Ellard, J. D. Elliott, W. Eslick, A. G. Ethridge, H. A. Failes, S. Faulkner, D. Finn (Mrs), P. J. Foreman, E. G. Fox (Mrs), J. Frappel, T. Gledhill (Mrs), A. P. Gordon, G. E. Gumbrell, R. Harvey, J. R. Hearn, A. B. Hench, E. E. Hind (Mrs), A. Hitchinson (Miss), C. F. G. Holliday, E. F. Holmes, N. Howard (Mrs), Rev. E. Hymer, J. T. Ingle, G. A. Jackson, H. B. Jackson, J. N. James, H. P. Johns, A. E. Jones, P. Jones, R. W. Jones, V. M. Kirkwood (Mrs), R. E. J. Knight, E. Kup (Mrs), H. J. Lazenby, D. G. Lee, W. R. Lee, G. F. Lewin, L. E. Lockwood, F. Luke, A. H. McGillivray (Mrs), Col P. Mac-Iver, S. A. J. Martin, W. Martin, C. H. May, G. E. Mayhew, D. R. Morris, A. N. Newman, W. M. Newton, O. J. Noble (Mrs), F. P. O’Connor, J. Oldham, R. W. Pett, J. Player, C. S. Poole (Mrs), H. W. Priestley, J. L. Rawlings (Miss), J. J. Regan, W. H. Rigby, G. Riley, F. Roberts, N. Robinson, D. Rod-way (Mrs), R. S. Rogers, E. A. Russell, J. T. Ryder, D. R. Samson, G. Searle (Mrs), F. C. Shelley, J. R. V. Skelton, E. M. Skipper, I. M. Smith (Miss), P. Smith, T. E. Soar, J. Southwood, E. Walker, E. D. Webster (Mrs), H. Wheeler, R. C. Whinhurst, D. G. Williams, D. R. Wood, J. Wynn, T. M. Yates.
The poems at the start of Parts One and Two are taken from Verses of a Fighter Pilot by Flying Officer A. N. C. Weir DFC (Faber, London, 1941); the poem at the beginning of Part Three is from Air Force Poetry by John Pudney and Henry Treece (eds) (John Lane/The Bodley Head, London, 1944). They are reproduced by kind permission of the publishers.