Acknowledgements

To enable me to write this book, I have had to rely on many people and organisations, and to the following I offer my grateful thanks:

M J. Allen, Ralph Barker, Len Barnes, Les Bartlett DFM, Ken Bate, T. Beckett, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, Air Marshal D.C.T. Bennett CB, CBE, DSO, Steve Bethell, Robert Boots, O. Brooks DFC, C. Bryant, Alan Bryett, W/C G. Cairns, E. Cole, A. Cordon, H. Coverley, A. Crowley-Smith, Hal Croxson, Ernie Cummings DFM, Reg Davey, Jim Davis, Albert Dicken DFC, Norman Digwell, John Douglas, B. Downs, B.S. Downs, Eddie Edmunds DFC, Eddy Edwards, M.M. Emery, John Evans (for his great help with photographs), Chris Evett, G. Fairless, Jimmy Flynn, John Flynn, Alan Forsdike, Michael Foster DFC, R. Gardner, John Grett, Fred Hall, Jack Hambling DFC, Roland Hammersley DFM, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris Bt GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, R. Hartley DFC, Albert Hepworth, Bill Howarth DFM, A. Hughes, Mrs. Olivia Hughes (Pathfinder Association), Jimmy Hughes DFM, C. Hutchinson, Ron James, Dan Kelsh, Mrs. Noreen King, Nick Knilans DSO, DFC, Arthur Lee, Basil Leigh DFC, Norman Ling, Alf Lorimer, H. Mackinnon, Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO, DFC, AFC, Ken Maun, John McDougall, J. McQuillan DFC, Martin Middlebrook, Bernard Moorcroft DSO, DFC, Reg Moore DFM, Peter Moran, E. Mulholland, Eric Nelson DFC, J.E. Nicholas, W. Ogilvie, William Parker DFC, Harry Pitcher DFM and Mrs Pitcher, Harry Prendergast, Alf Price, Syd Proctor, John Remmington, Gordon Ritchie DFC, Owen Roberts MBE, Bill Rust, A.J. Smith, J.R. Spark DFM, Norman Storey DFM, Arthur Tindall, Derek Tulloch DFC, DFM, John Tyler, Danny Walker DFC*, Syd Waller, Donald Westerman, W/C Stephen Whetham DSO, DFC, Ian Willsher, H.D. Wood.

Last, but not least, my thanks to Horst Muller for all his great support, Norman Franks for his help in the presentation of this book and to all the members of the staff of William Kimber & Co.