Air Battle Dunkirk

by Norman L.R. Franks

In this text the author vindicates the RAF by detailing the outstanding achievements of the pilots and commanders of the squadrons fighting the vital battle against the Luftwaffe at Dunkirk.

Genres: World War II

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Norman Leslie Robert Franks was an English militaria writer who specialised in aviation topics. He focused on the pilots and squadrons of World Wars I and II.

Reviews

[johanna (jo) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good reference guide, documenting the RAF action day-by-day from the 26th May to the 3rd June 1940. Not the most thrilling read if you read straight through it (like I did), but incredibly comprehensive.

I was taken aback by how many kiwi fighter pilots were involved in the evacuation (especially as there were no ANZAC troops in France as far as I know) - I counted 13 in all mentioned, they were (more for my reference than anyone else's): G.M. Simpson, V.B.S. Verity, F.N. Clouston, A.E. Clouston, K.E. Newton, H.D. McGregor, E.W. Whitley, R.M. Trousdate, K.R. Park (AVM), A.C. Deere, C.F. Grey, W.G. Clouston, and at least one unnamed, although he could have been any one of the above list.