by Adam Claasen
Bentley Prior HQ, 1
combating high-altitude fighter sweeps, 1, 2, 3, 4
losses, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
multi-national force, 1
strength, 1, 2, 3, 4
Filton, 1
First World War
see Great War
Firth of Forth, 1
baled out, 1
‘left to rot’, 1, 2
Guinea Pig, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Flying Training School, 1, 2
Folkstone, 1, 2
Ford Street Boys’ High, 1
France, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
fall of France, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Fraser, Peter, 1
G
German, 1, 2
Galland, Major Adolf, 1, 2
Gard’ner, F or O John Rushton, 1, 2, 3, 4
aviation aspirations, 1, 2
‘bonding’ with aircraft, 1
ditched in Channel, 1
ice skating, 1
Panama City, 1
slaughter of the innocents, 1
Gawith, F or O Alan Antill, 1
airborne radar, 1
fruitless night patrols, 1
Gibson, F or O John Albert Axel, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
baled out, 1, 2, 3, 4
defending London, 1
Squadron, 1
rifle marksman, 1
Glyde, F or O Richard Lindsay, 1
death, 1
Distinguished Flying Cross, 1, 2, 3
Eagle Day, 1
failed medical, 1
Goodall, P or O Harold, 1, 2
Göring, Hermann, 1, 2, 3
attack on ‘Peewit’, 1
bombing of London, 1
Eagle Attack, 1
poor military intelligence, 1
sector airfields, 1
victory imminent, 1
watches bombers leave, 1
wounded ego, 1
Gotha G.V., 1
Gray, F or O Colin Falkland, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
death of brother, 1
death of Kemp, 1, 2
death of Way, 1, 2
Distinguished Flying Cross, 1
drogue duty, 1, 2
failed medical, 1
fatigue, 1, 2
flying hours required, 1
grief, 1
ground crew, 1
guiding novice pilots, 1
Hurricane versus Spitfire, 1
July sorties, 1, 2, 3
misidentifies enemy, 1
Panama City, 1
posted to, 1
Squadron, 1
remarkable successes, 1
removed Spitfire undercarriage, 1
short service commission, 1
‘toughening up’, 1
visits convalescing Deere, 1
Windmill Girls, 1
Great War, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Greatest Day, 1
Greymouth, 1
Gribble, P or O George, 1, 2, 3, 4
Churchill, 1
death of Way, 1
Groups: Group: 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
11 Group, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
12 Group, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
13 Group, 1, 2
Guilford Grammar School, 1
Guinea Pig Club
see Anzacs
H
Harwich, 1
Hastings, 1
Hawker Fury, 1
Hawker Hurricane, 1, 2
advertising short service commissions, 1
altitude limitations, 1
compared to Spitfire, 1
division of labour with Spitfires; ease of maintenance, 1
mixed construction, 1
losses, 1
propellers, 1
Hawkinge, 1, 2, 3, 4
Hayter, F or O James Chilton Francis, 1
auxiliary squadron largesse, 1
baled out, 1
Keith Park, 1
smoking, 1
Heinkel He 59, 1, 2
Heinkel He 111, 1
Herrick, P or O Michael James, 1, 2
Cranwell cadetship, 1
night fighting prowess, 1, 2
Hight, P or O Cecil Henry, 1, 2, 3
death, 1
Hill, P or O Howard Perry, 1, 2
death, 1, 2, 3, 4
aviation aspirations, 1, 2
bombed, 1, 2
burns, 1
Carbury, 1
death
Germans, 1
goggles, 1
Guinea Pig, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
killing, 1, 2, 3
night flying, 1, 2
The Last Enemy, 1, 2, 3
Spitfire, 1, 2
Hitler, Adolf, 1, 2, 3, 4
bombing London, 1
Eagle Attack, 1
invasion of Poland, 1
loses interest, 1, 2
rationale for Operation Sea Lion, 1
speech, 1
Hobart, 1
Hodgson, P or O William Henry, 1, 2
death, 1
Distinguished Flying Cross, 1
head-on attacks, 1, 2
Holder, Sgt Robert, 1, 2
Holland, Sgt Kenneth Christopher, 1, 2
Home Guard, 1
Hornchurch, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
bombed, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
rapid recovery, 1
Hughes, Howard, 1
death, 1
marriage, 1, 2, 3
Hull, 1
I
Invercargill, 1, 2
Isle of Wight, 1, 2, 3
J
Johnson, Johnnie, 1
Jordon, William, 1
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka, 1
easy target, 1
operations in France, 1, 2
required escort, 1
weaknesses of, 1
withdrawal from operations, 1, 2
Junkers Ju 88, 1
used as fighter-bomber, 1
K
Kain, F or O Edgar, 1
death, 1
Distinguished Flying Cross, 1
first Commonwealth ace, 1
killing, 1, 2
‘Mannock eye’, 1
Kanalkampf, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Convoy ‘Booty’, 1
Convoy ‘Bread’, 1
Convoy ‘Peewit’, 1
Kemp, P or O John Richard, 1
death, 1
Gray, 1, 2
Kenley, 1, 2, 3
Kesselring, Albert, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Kinder, F or O Maurice Craig, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
ground crew, 1
Hurricane, 1
Keith Park, 1
wheels-up landing, 1, 2
Kingaby, Sgt Donald, 1
King’s College, Auckland, 1, 2
Kingsford Smith, Sir Charles, 1
Kinloss, 1
L
Lawrence, P or O Keith Ashley, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
death of Hughes, 1, 2
grief, 1
nationalism, 1
Leigh-Mallory, AVM Trafford, 1, 2, 3, 4
Big Wings, 1, 2, 3
inadequate support of 11 Group, 1, 2
withholding experienced squadrons, 1
Linton-on-Ouse, 1
London, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Lovell-Gregg, S or L Terence Gunion, 1, 2, 3
death, 1, 2
Luftflotten: Luftflotte 2, 1
Luftflotte 3, 1
Luftflotte 5, 1, 2, 3
Luftwaffe, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
aircraft inadequacies, 1, 2
Condor Legion, 1, 2
failure to appreciate radar, 1, 2
faulty intelligence, 1, 2
formation-flying, 1
‘finger-four’, 1, 2, 3
losses, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
morale, 1
operationa
l strength, 1, 2
over-claiming, 1
strategy, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
tactics, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Luton, 1
Lympne, 1, 2
M
Mackenzie, F or O John Noble, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Battle of Britain assessment, 1
Maginot Line, 1, 2
Malta, 1
Mannock, Maj Edward, 1, 2
Manston, 1, 2, 3
bombed, 1, 2, 3
dubbed ‘Hell’s Corner’, 1, 2
Margate, 1, 2, 3
Marlborough Aero Club, 1
Marlborough Boys’ College, 1
Mayers, F or L Howard Clive, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
baled out, 1
‘millionaires’ squadron’, 1, 2
McIndoe, Archibald, 1, 2, 3, 4
Melbourne, 1
Messerschmitt Me 109, 1, 2, 3
fitted with bomb, 1
high altitude raids, 1
supercharger, 1
Messerschmitt Me 110, 1, 2
defensive circle, 1
fitted with drop tanks, 1, 2
limitations, 1
Messerschmitt Month, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mexico, 1
Middle Wallop, 1, 2, 3, 4
Middlesbrough, 1
Millington, P or O William Henry, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
crash-landing, 1
death, 1
Distinguished Flying Cross, 1
nationalism, 1
Mölders, Major Werner, 1
Morrison, John, 1, 2
N
Napier, 1
Napier Boys’ High School, 1
Narkunda, 1
Nelson, 1, 2
Nelson College, 1
Nelson, Lord, 1
New Plymouth Boys’ High School, 1
Newcastle, 1, 2
Newton, Dennis, 1
night flying and fighting, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Normandy landings, 1, 2
North American Harvard, 1
North Weald, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Northolt, 1, 2
Norway, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
O
Olive, F or L Charles Gordon Chaloner, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
aviation aspirations, 1
bombed, 1, 2
bombers versus fighters, 1, 2, 3
boredom, 1
close-calls, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
corrals Me 110s, 1, 2
Germans, 1, 2
marriage, 1, 2
nationalism, 1
wintery London, 1
Operation Sea Lion, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Orwell, George, 1
P
Palmerston North, 1, 2
Panama City, 1, 2
Paris, 1, 2
Park, AVM Keith, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Battle of Britain Day, 1, 2, 3
Big Wings, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
bombing of London, 1
commander, 1
Squadron, 1, 2
concern for airmen, 1, 2
Great War experience, 1, 2
leadership attributes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
personalised Hurricane, 1
Group support, 1, 2, 3
sector station vulnerability, 1
visits airfields, 1
white overalls, 1, 2
Parker, P or O Vincent, 1, 2, 3, 4
baled out, 1, 2
Caterpillar Club, 1
Oflag IV-C Colditz Castle, 1, 2
sleight of hand, 1, 2, 3
escape attempts, 1, 2
baled out
burns, 1
death, 1, 2
enemy, 1
girlfriend, 1
killing, 1
Rio de Janeiro, 1
stag hunting, 1
Perth, 1, 2
phoney war, 1, 2
Piccadilly Circus, 1, 2
pilots: aces, 1, 2, 3
alcohol, 1, 2, 3, 4
boredom, 1, 2
Brylcreem Boys, 1
burns, 1, 2, 3, 4
cars, 1, 2
casualty rates, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
clothing, 1, 2
combat fatigue, 1, 2, 3
fear of ditching in the Channel, 1, 2, 3
fear of fire, 1, 2, 3, 4
food, 1, 2
girlfriends and wives, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
horseplay, 1, 2
inflated claims, 1
lack of moral fibre, 1, 2
morale, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
novice pilots, 1, 2, 3
qualities, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
recreation, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
situational awareness, 1
Poland, 1, 2, 3, 4
Portland, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Portsmouth, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
prisoners of war, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Oflag IV-C Colditz Castle, 1, 2
Stalag Luft I, 1, 2
Stalag Luft III, 1
Pyne, Sgt Colin Campbell, 1
R
radar, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
airborne, 1, 2
Ramsgate, 1
Rasmussen, Sgt Lauritz Andrew Woodney, 1
Redhill, 1
Rio de Janeiro, 1, 2
River Medway, 1, 2
RMS Rangitane, 1
Rochford, 1, 2, 3, 4
Rolls-Royce Merlin, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Royal Air Force, 1, 2, 3, 4
air power theory, 1, 2, 3
auxiliary squadrons, 1
class divisions, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Commands
see Bomber Command;
Coastal Command; Fighter Command; Cranwell, 1
Depot Uxbridge, 1, 2, 3, 4
enlargement and recruitment, 1, 2
Fighting Area Attacks, 1, 2, 3
fighting strength, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
formation flying, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
ground crew, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
gunnery training, 1, 2
losses, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
short service commissions, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
tactics, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
training, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Royal Australian Air Force, 1, 2
Point Cook, 1, 2, 3
uniform, 1, 2, 3
Royal Flying Corps, 1
48 Squadron, 1, 2
Royal Navy, 1, 2, 3, 4
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1, 2, 3, 4
Royal Observer Corps, 1
Russia, 1, 2, 3
S
Sevenoaks, 1
Shand, P or O Michael Moray, 1, 2
Sheen, F or L Desmond Frederick Bert, 1, 2
nationalism, 1
Shetland Islands, 1
slaughter of the innocents, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Smith, P or O Irving Stanley, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
ground crews, 1
novice pilots, 1, 2
South Africa, 1, 2, 3
Southampton, 1, 2, 3
Southern Cross, 1
Spanish Civil War, 1, 2, 3, 4
Speer, Albert, 1
Sperrle, Hugo, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Springboks, 1
Spurdle, P or O Robert Lawrence, 1, 2, 3
baled out, 1
enemy, 1
first solo flight, 1
girlfriends, 1
shot at in parachute, 1, 2, 3
Spitfire, 1
Squadrons: 17 Squadron, 1
19 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
23 Squadron, 1
25 Squadron, 1
41 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4
43 Squadron, 1, 2
49 Squadron, 1
54 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
65 Squadron, 1, 2, 3
72 Squadron, 1
73 Squadron, 1
74 Squadron, 1, 2, 3
79 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4
85 Squadron, 1
87 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
92 Squadron, 1, 2, 3
/> 111 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4
141 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4
145 Squadron, 1, 2
151 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4
152 Squadron, 1, 2
213 Squadron, 1, 2, 3
234 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
238 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
242 Squadron, 1, 2, 3
249 Squadron, 1
257 Squadron, 1
264 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
266 Squadron, 1, 2, 3
501 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
504 Squadron, 1
601 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4
603 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4
605 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4
609 Squadron, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
615 Squadron, 1
SS Orama, 1, 2
Stanley, Sgt Douglas Owen, 1, 2
Stapleford, 1
Stratford, 1
Stumpff, Hans-Jürgen, 1, 2, 3
Supermaine Spitfire, 1, 2, 3
compared to Me 109, 1, 2, 3, 4
division of labour with Hurricanes, 1, 2
experimental cannon, 1
quantity available, 1
Sydney, 1, 2, 3, 4
Szlagowski, Sgt Jozef, 1
T
tail-end Charlie, 1, 2, 3
Takapuna Grammar School, 1
Tangmere, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
bombed, 1
Tauranga, 1, 2
Tedder, Lord, 1
Tenterden, 1, 2
Thames, New Zealand, 1
Townsville, 1
Trautoft, Hauptmann Hannes, 1, 2
Trenchard, Lord, 1
U
United States of America, 1, 2
University of Cambridge, 1
University of Otago, 1, 2
W
Waimarama, 1
Walch, F or L Stuart Crosby, 1, 2, 3, 4
death, 1
Warmwell, 1
Waterloo Station, 1
Way, Mark, 1
Wellington, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Werra, Oberleutnant Franz Xaver von, 1, 2, 3
West Malling, 1, 2
Westport, 1
White Hart tavern, 1
well-up landing, 1
Windmill Girls, 1, 2
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, 1, 2, 3
Y
Yeovil, 1, 2
Young, Sgt Robert Bett Mirk, 1, 2, 3