1. The Battle of Britain Adrian Stewart The Other Few Copyrighted Presentation John Sessions 2015 - The 75 th Anniversary Remembrance John Sessions and Mike Lavelle - 21 January, 2015

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3. BarbadosBarbados Participating Pilots: 1 Claims: 1 Heinkel He 111 destroyed Losses: 0 Squadron: 236 flying a Bristol Blenheim Pilot: Aubrey Inniss Participating Pilots: 1 Claims: 1 Heinkel He 111 destroyed Losses: 0 Squadron: 236 flying a Bristol Blenheim Pilot: Aubrey Inniss

4. The Battle of Britain NewfoundlandNewfoundland Participating Pilots: 1 Losses: 1 Squadron: 141 flying a Boulton Paul Defiant I Pilot: R A Howley, one of six Defiants shot down on 141 Squadron’s first encounter with the enemy Participating Pilots: 1 Losses: 1 Squadron: 141 flying a Boulton Paul Defiant I Pilot: R A Howley, one of six Defiants shot down on 141 Squadron’s first encounter with the enemy

5. The Battle of Britain Northern Rhodesia Participating Pilots: 1 Claims: 2 Heinkel He 111s destroyed Squadron: 151 flying a Hurricane Pilot: L W Ellacombe, shot down and badly burned but returned to his squadron before the end of the Battle Participating Pilots: 1 Claims: 2 Heinkel He 111s destroyed Squadron: 151 flying a Hurricane Pilot: L W Ellacombe, shot down and badly burned but returned to his squadron before the end of the Battle

6. The Battle of Britain Southern Rhodesia Participating Pilots: 3 Claims: 2 Losses: 2 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Ace: Caesar Barrand Hull (11 kills total, 10 prior to the Battle of Britain, killed during the Battle) Participating Pilots: 3 Claims: 2 Losses: 2 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Ace: Caesar Barrand Hull (11 kills total, 10 prior to the Battle of Britain, killed during the Battle)

7. The Battle of Britain Republic of Ireland Participating Pilots: 10 Claims: at least 18 destroyed and 3 damaged Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Aces: Brendan Finucane (32 total kills), Francis Beamish (12 kills during the Battle, 21 total) Participating Pilots: 10 Claims: at least 18 destroyed and 3 damaged Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Aces: Brendan Finucane (32 total kills), Francis Beamish (12 kills during the Battle, 21 total)

8. The Battle of Britain FranceFrance Participating Pilots: 14 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units French pilots did not flee until their nation had fallen to the Germans. Because of this, the first French pilots did not arrive in England until July and did not complete transitional training until September. Participating Pilots: 14 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units French pilots did not flee until their nation had fallen to the Germans. Because of this, the first French pilots did not arrive in England until July and did not complete transitional training until September.

9. The Battle of Britain South Africa Participating Pilots: 25 Losses: 9 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Aces: Albert Lewis (18 kills), Adolph Malan (9 kills) Participating Pilots: 25 Losses: 9 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Aces: Albert Lewis (18 kills), Adolph Malan (9 kills)

10. The Battle of Britain BelgiumBelgium Participating Pilots: 30 Losses: 7 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Aces: unknown Participating Pilots: 30 Losses: 7 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Aces: unknown

11. The Battle of Britain AustraliaAustralia Participating Pilots: 32 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Ace: Pat Hughes (14 kills) Participating Pilots: 32 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Ace: Pat Hughes (14 kills)

12. The Battle of Britain CanadaCanada Participating Pilots: 83 Losses: 23 Squadrons: No. 1 Squadron RCAF flying Hurricanes Top Ace: H. C. Upton (10 kills) Participating Pilots: 83 Losses: 23 Squadrons: No. 1 Squadron RCAF flying Hurricanes Top Ace: H. C. Upton (10 kills)

13. The Battle of Britain CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Participating Pilots: 88 Claims: 59 Losses: 9 Squadrons: 310 and 312 flying Hurricanes Top Ace: Josef František (17 kills, highest scoring allied pilot in the Battle of Britain) Participating Pilots: 88 Claims: 59 Losses: 9 Squadrons: 310 and 312 flying Hurricanes Top Ace: Josef František (17 kills, highest scoring allied pilot in the Battle of Britain)

14. The Battle of Britain New Zealand Participating Pilots: 135 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Aces: Colin Gray and Brian Carbury (14 kills), Alan Deere (12 kills) Participating Pilots: 135 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Aces: Colin Gray and Brian Carbury (14 kills), Alan Deere (12 kills)

15. The Battle of Britain PolandPoland Participating Pilots: 139 Claims: 201 Losses: 30 Squadrons: 302 and 303 flying Hurricanes Top Aces: Witold Urbanowicz (15 kills), Tony Glowacki (5 kills in one day) Participating Pilots: 139 Claims: 201 Losses: 30 Squadrons: 302 and 303 flying Hurricanes Top Aces: Witold Urbanowicz (15 kills), Tony Glowacki (5 kills in one day)

16. The Battle of Britain What Was the Neutrality Act? The Special Committee on Investigation of the Munitions Industry, or the Nye Committee Neutrality Acts of 1935, 36, 37 and 39 The Lend-Lease Act of March 1941 Roosevelt’s Announcement on September 11, 1941 October 31, 1941 December 11, 1941

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18. United States Participating Pilots: 11 Claims: 16 Losses: 2 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Ace: Carl Raymond Davis (11 kills) Participating Pilots: 11 Claims: 16 Losses: 2 Squadrons: scattered throughout various RAF units Top Ace: Carl Raymond Davis (11 kills)

19. The Battle of Britain Karel Posta Born in Plzen in 1914. Pilot training in 1934-5. 503.5 hours flying time in Czech service. In 1939, escaped to France via Poland. Flew French fighters in the Battle of France. Flew to Algeria, then England to join the RAF. Assigned to the 312 th. 312 th was formed in September, 1940 of Czech pilots. Flew Hurricanes, then Spitfires. Three combat tours. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Returned to Czechoslovakia, then the RAF.

20. The Battle of Britain Billy Fiske Pilot Officer William Meade Lindley Fiske III. Born in New York to wealthy parents. Educated at Trinity College Cambridge. Olympian (bobsled) and race car driver. Dillon, Reed & Co., met members of 601 Sqdn. Met Rose Bingham, the former Countess of Warwick. July 14 through July 20, 1940; introduction to the squadron. 42 sorties in 27 days. Buried at Boxgrove.

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22. 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp

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