Five of the Few

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Ken 'Hawkeye' Lee, Terry Clark, Tony Pickering, John Ellacombe and Pete Olver - five special airmen who earned the right to wear the Battle of Britain clasp with pride. All fought through the Battle and Blitz, all served and survived to the end of the war, but not all came out unscathed. Here are their stories, all different but with a common purpose - a collective tale of youth maturing against the backdrop of war when the stakes were at their highest.

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'This story of courage and bravado, fear and heroism reminds us why so much was owed, and still is, by so many to so few.'Best of British magazine 'Makes for gripping reading.'York Evening Press 'Inspirational stories in an age of exaggeration and inflated egos ... a valuable historical testimony.' Aviation News

Author Bio

Steve Darlow is a Bomber Command historian and established military aviation author, with fourteen books to his name. Steve has made numerous radio and television appearances, and recently acted as program consultant on the BBC's The Lancaster: Britain's Flying Past and Channel 5's War Hero in the Family (Robert Llewelyn). Steve is also an Ambassador of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.