Acklington airfield, 220; Map 219

Adlerangriff, see "Eagle Attack' Admiralty (G.B.), xvi, 32; coastal convoys and fighter protection, 158, 177, 187, 188, 189, 191; see also Royal Navy aerodynamics, 72-3, 76; Fig. 74, 106

aircraft design: armour-glass, 54; Fig. 96, Plate 32

armour plate, 104, 133, 134, 136, 163, 174, 258, 303

constant-speed propeller, 104-5, France, 83 n.

fuel tank. 163, 220, 226, 267, 300, 301-2, 303; Plate 26

Germany, xviii, 16, 18, 20, 23, 24, 27, 30, 82, 83, 202

Great Britain, 31, 49, 51, 53, 55,69, 76-7. 78-9, 81-2,83, Japan, 83 n.

U.S." 73, 75, 76, 77 n." 78, 79, 80, 82-3, 83." WO; Fig. 79 see also armament; biplanes; engines; individual aircraft aircraft industry (and production): Germany, xviii, 17, 20-1, 21-2, 23-4,30, 132, 138,243-4, 306-7; Plate 24 Great Britain, xiv, 4, 40, 82, 132, 182-4, 184-6, 193, 203, attacks on, 209-10, 215, 251, 266, 269-70, 291-2; German planes salvaged as scrap; Italy, 215 USSR." 29, 30 U.S." 24, 30, 83 n.. 185, 308 see also individual companies Air Ministry (Ger.), 23, 26; Fig. 140

aircraft industry and design, 22, 27-8, 29–30, 87–90, 93, 146; see also Göring, Reichsmarschall Hermann; Milch, Feldmarschall Erhard Air Ministry (G.B.), 60, 61

Air Council, 51, 108, 289

aircraft design, 83, 84, 94-5, 97, 98, 103

Air Staff, xi-xii, 51, 62, 151, 153, 158

Battle of Britain, 242, 298, 303; assessment boards, 258, 295

and.; official account, 309; post-mortem discussion, 287-9

and Beaverbrook, 184, 186, 287

bombing theory, xi-xii, xiv-xv, xvi, xvii, xviii, 129-30

and coastal shipping, 158, 177, 181, 187, 190

see also Dowding, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh air raids: Germany, 60, 128, 243, 286-7, 292-3, 309; Berlin, 243, 270, 286; Ruhr, 61, 128, 243

Great Britain, xvii, 168, 215, 216, 245-8; aircraft factories, 211, 215, 248, 268, 270, 291; anticipation and prior assessment of, 42-3, 58-9, 243, 244, 270-2, 290-1; Canterbury, 276; casualties, 247, 269-70; Coventry, 286, and n.; London, 157, 243, 270-81 passim. 285-6; Map 271, Plate 33; Portsmouth, 206, 210; Scotland, 167, 215, 216

Rotterdam, 42, 243 Warsaw, 42, 146

airships, 17 n." 20, 54

Aitken, Sq. Ldr. the Hon. Max, 184

Allard, Fit. Lt. Sammy, 195, 249

anti-aircraft defences: British, 64, 109, 125, 182, 206, 226,303; Plate 13; German, 111, 128, 145; see also balloon barrages; radar

Appleton, E. V." 110

Arado Ar 66. 23, 27

armament (Ger.), 237, 307 n.; cannon, 90-1, 91." 99-101, 137, 221, 225,258, 260-1, 297, 299, Fig. 92; machine guns, 24, 90, 91." 92, 91, 99, 137, 225, 299; Fig. 92

armament (G.B.), cannon, 101, 212; machine guns, 75, 82, 84, 90, 98-103 passim, 160, 163, 174, 225, 258; Fig. 85, 96. Plate 32

Australia/ Australian 56, 298 and n.

Auxiliary Air Force (AAF), 56, 57, 142, 143, 144, 168, 194, 203; Plate 35; Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), 240; Plate 8

Bader, Sq. Ldr. Douglas, 164-5, 238, 287-8, Plate 59; Battle of Britain, xxii, 164-5, 273-4, 280, 295; 'big-wing' tactics, 238, 239, 240, 274, 280, 309

Ball, Albert, 159

balloon barrages, 53, 64, 189, 206, 212, 226, 278, 303; Plate 37

Bar, Heinz ("Pritzl'), 199, 266

Battle of Britain: Air Ministry: official account, 309; postmortem discussion, 287-9 battlefield, Map xxi; Phase One, xvii, 157–201; Map 172, 188, 192; Phase Two, xix, 7, 29, 30, 123, 124, 132, 157-84; Map 159. 171; Phase Three, 123, 184–210; Map 187; Phase Four, 123, 210-19, 223; Map 211 comparisons, 128-53; Fig. 152

Baumbach, Oberlt. Werner, 253; Plate 22

Dawdsey: radar station, 113, 117, 119; Map xxi

Bayerische Flugzeugwerke

(Bavarian Aircraft Works), 25." 86

Beaverbrook, Lord, 183-4; Plate 5 Minister of Aircraft Production, xiv, 4, 40, 62, 132, 183-5, 235, 305; and Air Ministry, 184-5, 186, 287; and

CRO, 183, 184, 186,216

Belgium: German invasion and occupation, 144, 146, 171, 289; Map xxi; pilots in RAF, 298

Bentley Priory, see under Royal Air Force Fighter Command structure

Benz, Karl, 103

Berlin: air raids, 243. 270, 286

Biggin Hill airfield, 119, 168, 171, 176, 227, 254,260, 261,262, 309; Map 172, 192, 241

'big-wing' tactics, xiv, 164, 221, 229, 239, 240, 273, 277, 280, 288, 309

biplanes, 69–73,75-6, 81, 82, 83 n.; Fig. 81; Germany, 23, 27, 29, 31,82. 170; Great

Britain, 31, 50,83, 95; see also World War, First Bishop. William A.. 195 Blcriot, Louis, 48. 76, 158 Boelcke. Oswald, 159 Borner, Werner, 163 Boulton. Paul Defiant, 54, 152.

169 Brauchitsch, Hauptmann Berndt von, 214, 218 Brcil, Gregory, 110 Brickhill. Paul. 239 Bristol Blenheim. 208. 224. 229.

247; Map 192 Bristol Bulldog. 83. 169 British Expeditionary Force, see

Dunkirk (Fr.) Browning (Colt-Browning), see armament (G.B.), machine guns

Butement, W. A. S." 120 BUhligen. Kurt, 199 Billow-Bothcamp, Harry von. 200,

Camm, Sydney, 69, 83, 84, 85, 88, 97; see also Hawker Fury; Hurricane Canada/ Canadians 56. 164. 259,

298 and n.

Carey, Group Capt. Frank, 195 Catterick airfield. 221; Map 219 Chamberlain, Neville, 3 Churchill, Winston S." 3, 4, 32. 33, 177, 289 and n.; Plate 1 aid to France, 61, 62, 63; air strategy and RAF, xiv, 4, 185,286,305; Battle of Britain, xviii, 4, 157, 280, 285-6; Berlin bombing, 243, 286; and Dowding, 55, 62, 63-4, 153, 280, 289 and n.; Hitler's peace offer, 4, 8; invasion of England ("Sea-lion'). 35, 40, 274; War

Cabinet. 3, 4, 40, 63. 305;

War Room, Whitehall; Plate

Ciano, Count Galeazzo, 33 Civilian Repair Organisation

(CRO). 182-3. 184. 186. 216 Coventry: air raid, 286 and n. Croydon airfield, 226, 248, 259,

264; Map 192. 241 Curtiss F8C (Helldiver). 24-5,

135 Czech pilots (in RAF), 198, 280,

298, 299, 300

Daimler, Gottlieb, 103. 109 Daimler-Benz (engines): DB 600.

133; DB 601. 77, 83 n.. 91,

103, 134, 137

Darlcy, Sq. Ldr. George, 228 Debden airfield, 238. 248. 272;

Map 192. 241 Deere. Fit. Lt. Al. 160 n.. 160-1.

175, 208, 229, 262; Plate 60 Denmark: German invasion and occupation, 148. 216, 221,

289; Map 6. 219 Dctling airfield, 214; Map 241 Diechmann, Oberst Paul, 210, 218 Diesel. Rudolf, 103 Donovan, William J. ("Wild Bill'),

178. 307 Dornier (aircraft company), 82,

133 Dornier Do 17. 22, 133, 134, 136.

140, 182, 225; in combat, xx,

29, 101. 162-3. 164-5. 171.

207,209,211,212,214,217,

218, 248, 249, 250, 253, 254,

Plates 36. 53. 56 Dornier Do 215. 133; Plate 52 Dornier Do X, 20 Dornier War, 20 Douglas DC /. 83 Douhet, Gen. Giulio, xi, 41-3, 61,

285, 291

Dover: radar station, 205; fig.

114, Map 204. Plate 10 Dowding, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh, xii, xiv, 47–55, 238, 287, 288; Plate 59 Air Council, 50. 51, 108,289 Air Ministry, xiii, xiv, xviii, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 58, 151-3,

158, 183, 184, 191. 287, 289 and.. 309

Battle or Britain, 130, 184. 186, 289, 292, 293; actions criticized, xviii, 53-4, 287, 289, 309; Phase One, 158,

159, 164-5, 177, 186-7, 191, 193; Phase Two, 203, 221, 222, 227, 235, 236; Phase Three, 245, 263, 264. 268, 269; Map 241; Phase Four, 272, 274, 276, 280

and Churchill, 55, 62, 63, 153,

280, 289 and n. and Leigh-Mallory, 49, 53, 238,

239, 274, 277, 288 and radar, 50-1, 108, 117, 119,

RAF Fighter Command, Commander in Chief, xiii, xiv, 51, 53-5, 119, 109 n.. 256, 288; concentration on defence, xiv-xv, xviii, 53, 58, 61-4, 145, 153,288; relieved of command, xviii, 53-4, 289 and n.\ retirement, 151-3 Drem airfield, 221; Map 219 Driffield airfield, 222; Map 219 Dunkirk (Fr.), 37, 52, 112, 148,

186 Dunkirk (Kent): radar station,

205, 262; Map 204, Plate 8 Duxford airfield, 265, 288; Map 241, Plate 32