The Dowding Papers: This is the previously unpublished personal memoir of Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding written for a biographer. The fascinating papers cover his early life in the Army and the RAF.

by Lord Dowding, James Buckley, Donald Spiers (Editor)

This is the previously unpublished personal memoir of Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding written for a biographer. The fascinating papers cover his early life at School, in the Army and later the Royal Air Force, including the termination of his tenure as C-in-C Fighter Command, and his subsequent interest in Spiritualism.

The loose-leaf typed manuscript was found in one of the drawers of Lord Dowding’s desk at RAF Bentley Priory (which had been Headquarters Fighter Command) when the site was to be redeveloped. In the event, the headquarters building was saved and now hosts the Bentley Priory Museum.

The papers were apparently put away and forgotten until they resurfaced in early 2020 and were sent to Sir Donald Spiers TD, FRAeS who decided to publish these hitherto unseen papers.

Proceeds from the sale of this book go to support Battle of Britain museums in the UK.

160 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 4, 2022