Originally Posted by
Ken Scott
A bunch of ‘useless white male pilots’ waiting to scramble against the Luftwaffe, circa 1940….
One of the famous Fox News photo's taken at Hawkinge on 29th July 1940, with B flight of 32 Sqn.
L to R, FO Rupert Smythe (wounded in action 24.8.40), PO Keith Gillman (KIA 25.8.40), PO John Proctor, FO Pete Brothers, PO Doug Grice (wounded in action 15.8.40), FO Peter Gardner (POW 11.7.41) & FO Alan Eckford.