| P/O A.Geoffrey Page
of No 56 Squadron was a pupil of Cranwell R.A.F. College before the war and was going to be an instructor but the shortage of
trained fighter pilots at the outbreak of War changed that. At the start of the Battle of Britain he
was considered to be a veteran at 20 with 3months fighting experience. F/O A.G.Page was with No 56
Squadron and destroyed three enemy aircraft during the Battle. He was shot down in flames
on the 12th of August 1940, while attacking some Do 17's, he baled
out of his Hurricane I (P2970)
"Little Willie" over the Channel and was rescued, badly burned. He was awarded the D.F.C. on the 30th of July 1943.
Later in 1943 Page rejoined an operational squadron and
by July 1944 he was promoted to Wing Commander on the continent. In September he crashed during
landing, smashing his face on the gun-sight and injuring his back. On the 29th of December
1944 he was awarded the D.S.O., Page was credited with 15 enemy aircraft destroyed. He then
went on a lecture tour of the USA and when he returned in April once again went into hospital,
this time to have a cannon splinter removed from his leg which had been there since August
1940! He then became a test pilot at Vickers-Armstrong. |
| F/L C.L.Page as with No 234
Squadron through most of the Battle flying Spitfires,
at St. Eval but was a member of No 145 Squadron from the
31st of July 1940 to the 19th of August 1940 flying Hurricanes. |
| Sgt W.T.Page of No 1 Squadron
force landed his Hurricane I (P3318)
near Peterborough after combat with a Dornier
Do 17 on the 29th of October 1940, at 17:30hrs. |
| F/Lt W.Pankratz
a Pole
joined No 145 Squadron on the 16th of July 1940. F/L W Pankratz was posted M.I.A. after
combat South of the Isle of White in his Hurricane
I (R4176)
at 12:30hrs on the 12th of August 1940,
aged 37. He was awarded KW on the 1st of February 1940. |
| Sgt K.B.Parker of No 92
Squadron was killed on the 15th of October 1940 at 10:00hrs. His Spitfire
I (R6838) was shot down by a Bf 109
over the Thames Estuary and crashed on the mudflats off All Hallows in Essex. He
is buried at Terschelling, Netherlands. |
| P/O V.Parker of No 234 Squadron
was in combat off Swanage on the 15th of August 1940 at 16:15hrs. His Spitfire I (R6985) went
missing but he was rescued from the sea by the Germans and made a P.O.W. |
| Sgt C.Parkinson of No501
Squadron was shot down on the20th of July 1940 at 13.15hrs while on patrol. His Hurricane
I (P3766) was attacked by a Bf
109 from JG 27 South of Swanage. He was rescued but died on
the 21st of July 1940. |
| F/L D.C.Parnell of No 249
Squadron was on patrol in his Hurricane
I (V6685) when he was shot down and killed over Gravesend
on the 18th of September 1940 at 13:25hrs. |
| P/O S.B.Parnell of No
607 Squadron was killed on the 9th of September 1940 at 17:30hrs. His Hurricane
I (P3574) crashed after combat with fighters and bombers over Goodhurst
in Kent. |
| Sgt C.A.Parsons joined
No 610 Squadron in July 1940. Parsons shot down three aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Sgt CA
Parsons was killed on the 8th of November 1941, aged 27. |
| F/O C.W.Passy of No 605
Squadron crash landed his Hurricane I (P3827) 1 mile from Usworth on the 15th of August 1940 after
combat with He 111's of KG 26 around
Newcastle at 14:10hrs. He was not injured. On
the 26th of October 1940 he escaped injury when he force landed his Hurricane
I (P3737) near Marks Cross, Sussex at 12:35hrs. The Hurricane
had developed engine problems whilst
chasing a Bf 109. |
| Lt. Ludwik 'Pazko' Paszkiewicz
from Poland flew with No 303 Squadron in Hurricane's. On the 30th of August, 1940 he noticed
a group of German planes being attacked by British fighters, he left the squadron formation
of Hurricanes who were non-operational
and attacked a lone Do
17, which crashed into the ground shortly after. Following the flight,
he received a reprimand from the commanding officer,
immediately followed by warm congratulations on opening the Squadron's tally. He shot
down 2 Do 17's on the 7th of September,
a Bf 110 on the 11th of September a Bf
109 on the 15th and a He 111 on
the 26th of September 1940 all in Hurricane
V7235 RF-M. He died on the 27th of September 1940
at 09:30hrs. His Hurricane I (L1696)
RF-T was shot down over Kent. He was credited with 6 confirmed kills. |
| F/Lt J.A.Paterson a New
Zealand from flew Spitfires with No 92 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He was injured on the 11th
of September 1940 at 18:50hrs. His Spitfire
I (R6613)
was in combat with a Bf
109 over Folkestone and he crash landed. The Spitfire was a write off. He was killed on the 27th of September
1940 at 09:20hrs when his Spitfire I (X4422) was shot
down over Sevenoaks by a Bf
109. |
| Midshipman P.J.Patterson
from the F.A.A. was flying Hurricane I
(P2976) on patrol with No 242 Squadron on the 20th of August
1940. He crashed into the sea off Winterton at 13:45hrs. Patterson was reported missing,
cause unknown. |
| P/O R.L.Patterson of
No 235 Squadron was flying on convoy patrol in a Blenheim
IV (N3541)
on the 18th of July 1940 and failed
to return from the patrol. Two others R.Y.Tucker
and L.H.M.Reece also perished in the aeroplane.
R.L.Patterson was from Wormit, Fife
and he was 26. |
| P/O A.J.S.Pattinson
of
No 92 Squadron was wounded when he crashed while attempting to land his Spitfire
I (P9371) after combat with Bf 109's
over Gravesend on the 23rd of September 1940 at 10:00hrs. He was K.I.A.
on the 12th of October 1940 when he was shot down by a Bf
109 over Hawkinge at 16:40hrs in his Spitfire
I (X4591). |
| Sub/Lt F.D.Paul of
No 64 Squadron was badly wounded on the 25th of July 1940 when his Spitfire
I (P9369) was shot down off Folkestone in combat at 17:45hrs by Bf
109's. He was rescued by the Germans but died of his
wounds on the 30th of July 1940. |
| Sgt W.A.Peacock
of No
46 Squadron was killed on the 11th of September 1940 at 15:30hrs. His Hurricane
I (V7232) was shot down over the Thames Estuary in combat. |
| Sgt L.H.B.Pearce joined
No 32 Squadron in early July 1940. Pearce destroyed a Do 17 on
the 15th of August and was shot down
on the 18th of August in his Hurricane
I (R4106) while on patrol. Pearce baled out slightly
wounded following combat with Bf 109's
of JG 26 near Canterbury, at 17:30hrs. Sgt L.H.B.Pearce was K.I.A. on the 9th
of April 1941, aged 27. |
| Sgt P.G.Pearce from No
600 Squadron fought in the Battle of Britain. He was K.I.A. in a Beaufighter
II (R2312) on the 15th of December 1941 after combat with a He
111 at one O'clock in the morning. |
| Sgt G.W.Pearson of No
501Squadron was shot down and killed in his Hurricane
I (P3516) on the 6th of September 1940 at 09:00hrs
over the Ashford area of Kent. |
F/O
A.Peter Pease of No 603 Squadron was the
son of Sir Richard Pease from Richmond, Yorkshire. He studied at Eton and
Cambridge Universities until he joined the R.A.F. at the beginning of the
war. He joined No 603 Squadron in July 1940 at Dyce near Aberdeen. He was
friends with Richard Hillary and
D.M.Crook.
On the 30th of July 1940 he was credited with a half share in a He
111. On the 10th of August 1940 the Squadron moved to Hornchurch into
the thick of the action. A.P.Pease shot down a Bf
109 on the on the 3rd of September 1940 in the same action as his friend
Richard
Hillary was wounded. He had a lucky escape on the 7th of September
1940, his Spitfire was damaged in
action over London and he made a forced landing at Hornchurch. A.Peter
Pease was shot down and killed in his Spitfire
I (X4324) on the 15th of September 1940 at 15:05hrs by a Bf
109 over Kingswood in Kent while he was attacking a formation of He
111's. He crashed a few miles South East of Maidstone. |
| F/O C.D.Peel from No 603
Squadron was flying a Spitfire (K9916)
on the 17th of July 1940 when he was reported missing the details
of which are not known. He took off from Turnhouse and was not seen again. |
| S/L John R.A.Peel was posted
to command No 145 Squadron in early July, scoring his first victory on the 7th of July and two more
before the end of the month. In between, he was shot down on the 11th of July 1940 ditching
his Hurricane (P3400) in the Channel
at 18:25hrs and being rescued from the chilly waters
semi-conscious by the Selsey lifeboat. On the 8th of August 1940 he shot down two Ju
87's (Stuka's) and a Bf 109 who
were raiding the "Peewee Convoy" before being shot down and wounded. S/L J.R.A.Peel was awarded the D.F.C.
on the 13th of August 1940. |
| P/O C.O.J.Pegge joined
No 610 Squadron in June. On the 8th of July Pegge destroyed a Bf
109 and on the 12th of August two more. Pegge scored five more
kills before the end of the month, including three more Bf
109's. Pegge was awarded the D.F.C. on the 22nd of October 1940. C.O.J.Pegge Commanded No 610 Squadron
from December 1941 to the following February. C.O.J.Pegge was awarded the Bar to D.F.C.
on the 29th of January 1946. |
| S/L David A.Pemberton
of No 1 Squadron flew the Hurricane
I during the Battle of Britain. He shot down and killed W.Baesell who
was flying a Bf 109 from III Gruppe
of JG 3 on the 18th of August 1940. |
| Sgt F.S.Perkin of No 73Squadron
baled out of his Hurricane I (V7445)
on the 23rd of September 1940 after combat with a Bf
109 at 11:00 over Sheppy. He also flew with No 421Flt. |
| F/Lt. Georges Perrin
a Free Frenchman of No 249 Squadron was wounded on the 12th of October 1940. He baled out of his Hurricane
I (V7313) near Ewhurst Sussex after combat with a Bf
109 at 09:50hrs. |
| F/O G.C.B.Peters of No
79 Squadron was killed on the 29th of September 1940 at 18:30hrs. He was shot down in his Hurricane
X (P5177) during combat with a He
111 over the Irish Sea. |
| F/O O.J.Peterson
was
an Canadian pilot in No 1 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron flying Hurricane's.
The Alberta-born Peterson joined the R.C.A.F.
before the war. He destroyed two aircraft during the Battle of Britain. During a combat
on the 27th of September 1940 with Ju 88's
and Bf 110's
in his Hurricane
I (P3647) he was shot down and killed near Hever, Kent at 09:15hrs, aged 24. |
| P/O Jan 'Fife' Pfeiffer
from Poland joined No 32 Squadron on the 8th of August 1940 and flew in Hurricane's
. He also flew with No 257 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. |
| P/O J.Phillipart
a Belgian
of No 213 Squadron shot down a Ju
88 on the 11th of August 1940, three Bf
110's and a damaged Bf 110 on
the 15th of August and another Ju 88
on the 22nd of August 1940 . J. Phillipart
was killed on the 25th of August 1940 when his Hurricane
I (V7226)
was shot down by a Bf
109 of JG 53 off Portland, at 17:30hrs. He baled out but was drowned. |
| F/Sgt N.T.Phillips of
No 65 Squadron was killed on the 8th of August 1940. He was shot down over Manston in his Spitfire
I (K9905) by a Bf 109 of JG 26
at 11:40hrs. |