Links and Acknowledgements
The information on these pages has been written only with the help of many others. I would like to personally thank everyone who has contributed in some way, either with old photos, written letters, information from books or just good old discussions about our fascinating history. Although I have attempted to list those who have kindly contributed, the list of acknowledgements may have missed someone out, this I can assure is not intended and I will of course gladly include anyone who I may have excluded.
Source:
- 307 Squadron Project
- Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
- Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust
- Airfield Research Group
- Battle of Britain Historical Society
- David Mogford
- Dilip Sarkar MBE
- Dr Todd Gray FRHistS, MBE - Author
- Exeter Airport - Part of Regional and City Airports
- Geoff Worrall
- Gull Perch
- Ian and Norma Kirvan
- IWM
- Jerry Bird
Michael Parrot - Norman Walter – Gunner in Lancaster Bombers
- Paul Francis
- RAF Exeter Archive
- Robert Gretza
- Simon W Parry
- South West Airfields Heritage Trust
- South West Heritage Trust
- The National Archives - Kew, London
- The Czech National Archive Film
- The East Devon Branch of the Aircrew Association
- The RAF Exeter Archive
- The Royal Air Force
- Tony Southern - Author
- Wing Commander RWF Sampson OBE, DFC, & Bar
Bibliography: Part One
A Few of the Many - Dilip Sarkar MBE
Action Stations - Chris Ashworth
Arise To Conquer - Dilip Sarker MBE
Battle of Britain 1940 - The Finest Hour's Human Cost - Dilip Sarkar MBE
Battle of Britain Combat Archive series - Simon W Parry
Better Lucky And Good - Larry Jeram-Croft
Bristol Beaufighter - Wing Leader Photo Archive No 10 - Neil Robinson
Czechs In The RAF - Zdenek Hurt
Devon and Cornwall Airfields in the Second World War - Graham Smith
East Devon Aircrew and Airfields - Grahame Holloway
Exeter Airport in Peace and War - Geoff Worrall
Exeter's Guardian Angels - Michael Parrott
Forgotten Heroes of the Battle of Britain Dilip Sarkar MBE
Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 - Mark Postlethwaite - Wingleader Photo Archive Number 3
Letters From The Few Dilip Sarkar MBE
Poles In Defence of Britain - Robert Gretzyngier
RAF Stations - Wing Commander C.G.Jefford MBE
Supermarine Spitfire MK1 - Mark Postlethwaite - Wingleader Photo Archive Number 1
Ten Squadrons Of Hurricanes - Adrian Stewart
The Battle of Britain - The Breaking Storm Dilip Sarkar MBE
The Battle of Britain - The Gathering Storm Dilip Sarkar MBE
The Fallen Few of the Battle of Britain - Nigel McCrery & Norman Franks
with Edward McManus
The Flying Sword - The Story Of 601 Squadron - Tom Moulson
The Mighty Eighth - Roger A Freeman
The Military Airfields of Britain - South-Western England - Ken Delve
The Polish Few - Peter Sikora
Women In The War - Lucy Fisher
Acknowledgements
Photo contributions:
Robert Alexander
Les Bayliss
Jerry Bird
Jerry Brewer - Airfield Focus book
Ben Bumford
Gordon Carr
Jack Collyer
Dave Currey
Kerry Drew
Clive Dunkley
Dick Flute
David Harris
Myra Heard
Matt Hughes
Lisa Humphries
Clare Kendall
Steve Larne
Rachel Leworthy
Robert Leworthy
Philip Mitchell
Emma Parry
John Passingham
Steve Pope
Gary Revell
Peter Shaughnessy
Damon Smith
Shane Trigger
Dave Vaughan
Matt Veale
Chris Wiseman
Nick Wride
Phil Wright
Kim Wyllie
David Yendall
My very special thanks to all photographers who gave permission to share their images. Where an image photographer is unidentified the image is credited to the original copyright.
Thank you all :-)
Bibliography: Part Two
Airfield Focus 39: Exeter - Jerry Brewer
Devon Aerodromes in old photographs - Keith A Saunders
Devon and Cornwall Airfields in the Second World War - Graham Smith
Devon at War Through Time - Henry Buckton
Exeter Airport in Peace and War - Geoff Worrall
East Devon Aircrew and Airfields - Grahame Holloway
Final Touchdown - Grahame Holloway
Runway's End - Grahame Holloway
Touchdown - Grahame Holloway
RAF Airfield Construction Service 1939-1946 - Anthony Betts
Rufus Remembers - Rufus Heald
Really Useful Web Links
Wartime Acts For Hire
The D-Day Darlings – The D-Day Darlings
The Liberty Sisters - Facebook
This page was last updated 17 March 2026.