Below is a small page in tribute to each of the ten wonderful and inspirational men of the ‘Few’ that I have been lucky enough to meet, shake the hand of, and thank for what they did in those dark days of 1940. Some of my heroes I got to know and class as friends.
My only personal regret is that I didn’t get to meet and thank many more – but privileged to have the opportunity to meet those I did, something future generations sadly won’t have the chance to:
- Wing Commander Tom Neil
- Squadron Leader Geoffrey Wellum
- Wing Commander Paul Farnes
- Flying Officer Ken Wilkinson
- Squadron Leader Tony Pickering
- Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway
- Flight Lieutenant Archibald ‘Archie’ McInnes
- Wing Commander John ‘Tim’ Elkington
- Flight Lieutenant William ‘Terry’ Clark
- Flight Lieutenant William ‘Bob’ Hughes
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