The Battle of Britain: Black Thursday
Posted on Wednesday 12th August 2015



Further Reading
Australia's Few and the Battle of Britain
(Hardback - 409 pages)
ISBN: 9781473833791
by Kristen Alexander
Only £25.00
During the summer and autumn of 1940, the Germans launched their Luftwaffe campaign to gain superiority over the RAF, especially Fighter Command. They were not successful, and this defeat marked a turning point in the Allies' favour. This is the story of eight Australian fighter pilots engaged in the Battle of Britain, the first major battle of World War II (or any war) fought entirely in the air. Jack Kennedy, Stuart Walch, Dick Glyde, Ken Holland, Pat Hughes, Bill Millington, John Crossman and Des Sheen – only one of them…
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