Hi to all on PF ,
"The Few" as a phrase is instantly linked to those so brave young pilots who fought in the skies above Britain in the dark hours of 1940 .
The phrase originates from a phrase quoted by Winston Churchill :
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
............... truer words have never been said.
The Few has been honoured by the release from Life Miniatures which we will be looking at in this thread :
Allow me to honour these brave men ( and of course those wonderful women who manned the operation rooms) lets have something about this so hard time in the 20th century. ...The Battle of Britain was fought over the skies of southern britain in the summer of 1940 and involved many nationalities including Poles, French, American and many others .
NATIONALITY STRENGTH
British 2340
Americans 9
Australians 32
Barbados 1
Belgians 28
Canadians 112
Czechoslovakians 89
Free French 13
Irish 10
Jamacians 1
Newfoundland 1
New Zealanders 127
Polish 145
South Africans 25
Southern Rhodesians 3
TOTALS 2936
....Pilots were of course normally officers
with us also finding SNCO's
winning their wings and flying alongside in what has become the iconic planes of the war ..amongst them the Hurricane
and of course the famous Spitfire.
As you can see mascots featured heavily in the lives of these men ..often keeping them calm returning from a sortie under such severe strain of battle.
In the summer of 1940, 2,936 pilots took part in an historic battle against the German Luftwaffe that was to become the only battle to be fought entirely in the air, this battle has become known as;
The "Battle of Britain" and the pilots as "The Few"
These brave pilots came from all walks of life, many were trained and experienced, but most had come from civilian duties to become fighter pilots with RAF Fighter Command. During that battle which lasted almost four months, 544 of them would lose their lives, many of them killed in action, while others were never to be heard of again, and officially listed as missing in action. The Battle of Britain was a prelude to the German invasion of Great Britain which after just four months had to be abandoned because of the dedication, courage and tenacity of those 2,936 pilots, who, against a formidable and experienced foe and against all odds, fought only for success.
These brave men and women fought for our freedom during the darkest days of WW2 ...I would like to dedicate this Review to them ...God bless them all we owe them everything .
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"The Few" as a phrase is instantly linked to those so brave young pilots who fought in the skies above Britain in the dark hours of 1940 .
The phrase originates from a phrase quoted by Winston Churchill :
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
............... truer words have never been said.
The Few has been honoured by the release from Life Miniatures which we will be looking at in this thread :
Allow me to honour these brave men ( and of course those wonderful women who manned the operation rooms) lets have something about this so hard time in the 20th century. ...The Battle of Britain was fought over the skies of southern britain in the summer of 1940 and involved many nationalities including Poles, French, American and many others .
NATIONALITY STRENGTH
British 2340
Americans 9
Australians 32
Barbados 1
Belgians 28
Canadians 112
Czechoslovakians 89
Free French 13
Irish 10
Jamacians 1
Newfoundland 1
New Zealanders 127
Polish 145
South Africans 25
Southern Rhodesians 3
TOTALS 2936
....Pilots were of course normally officers
In the summer of 1940, 2,936 pilots took part in an historic battle against the German Luftwaffe that was to become the only battle to be fought entirely in the air, this battle has become known as;
The "Battle of Britain" and the pilots as "The Few"
These brave pilots came from all walks of life, many were trained and experienced, but most had come from civilian duties to become fighter pilots with RAF Fighter Command. During that battle which lasted almost four months, 544 of them would lose their lives, many of them killed in action, while others were never to be heard of again, and officially listed as missing in action. The Battle of Britain was a prelude to the German invasion of Great Britain which after just four months had to be abandoned because of the dedication, courage and tenacity of those 2,936 pilots, who, against a formidable and experienced foe and against all odds, fought only for success.
These brave men and women fought for our freedom during the darkest days of WW2 ...I would like to dedicate this Review to them ...God bless them all we owe them everything .
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