Volunteer Aces of Churchill's Few: The Part-Time Pilots and their Auxiliary Squadrons which Helped win the Battle of Britain

The Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve pilots transformed spare-time daring into decisive airpower during the Battle of Britain, shaping victory through remarkable bravery and skill.

It has been many decades since the skies over southern Britain were filled with the sound and fury of the Battle of Britain. In that desperate fight, one band who had joined as part-time pilots before the war would play a vital role in eventual victory.

Formed in October 1924, the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF) provided ...