"Eagle Attack' (Adlerangrijf), xix, 7,28,30, 123, 124, 132, 157-84; Map 159, 171

Easlchurch airfield, 214, 215, 218;

Eden, Anthony; Plate I Edcr, Gcorg-Peter, 199 engines, 73, 78–80, 82, 83 and n..

79; see also Daimler-Benz;

Jumo; Rolls-Royce Enigma. 33, 35, 272, 286 n.

Falck, Col. Wolfgang, 170 n.

Fcary, Sgt. Allan, 195. 197

Fink Oberst Johannes, 157-8, 159, 207, 211-13, 214,217, 242, 249, 273; Map xxi, 204

Focke-Wulf FW 44. 23, 27

Focke-Wulf FW 190. 93, 311

Focke-Wulf FW 200. xx, 202

Ford, Henry, 185

France: engine design, 76, 77,

83 /.; Fig. 79 German invasion and occupation, xi, xiv, xv, xvi, xvii, 3, 5, 7, 8, 32, 36-7, 61, 62,63,64, 112, 148, 289-90, Map xxi, 6; Luftwaffe, 61, 138, 148, 161, 169-70, 175, 258; RAF, xiii, xiv, 58–64 passim, 103, 104, 151, 153, 164, 169, 187, 195, 258, 259; see also Dunkirk (Fr.)

Frantisek, Sgt. Josef, 198 and n. 296, 300

French air force, xii, 60; First World War, 26, 76. 79, 159; pilots in RAF, 298 and n.

French navy, xviii, 32

Galland, Maj. Adolf (‘Dolfo’), 30, 31, 105, 169, 170-2, 214, 299, 303, 307, 309; Plate 23; Battle of Britain, 170-1, 173, 180, 233.234, 251, 299,301; Map 172; caricature of, by Udel,i//i.173;Spanish Civil War, 30-1, 170, 180, 301

George VI, King, 59, 160, 308 Gravesend airfield, 255; Map 192

German army, 5, 306; Fig. 140; Grey, C. G." 139

Belgium and Netherlands, 42, Guderian, Generaloberst Heinz, 7,

146, 148, 290; Denmark and 9, 37, 61

Norway, xvi, 9, 148; Guynemer, Charles, 26, 159

Luftwaffe support, 42, 128,

144, 169, 300; Poland 9,42, a. — .,-.

aa_,a… _,_ Harm, Uberlt." 264

?; fT;? XV1"I', \ "lder. Franz, 36

158; Map 34. xv,^ Plate 2; Ha,jf Lofd 3Og see also France, German Handrick, Maj. Gotthardt, 214 nvas.on and occupat.on Hafth Frie<)rich 86

German Army Air Service, see Hawker Aircraft Ltd." 83

World War, First Hawker Fury, 31, 75, 84. 88, 94;

German navy, xii, xvii, 31-2, 34, yr/ g5

60, 111, 309; Fig. 140; Battle Hawker Hart, 57

of Britain, 177, 188, 189; "Sea Hawker Hurricane, see Hurricane lion', xvi, 7–8, 32. 35-6, 37, Hawkinge airfield, 169, 205, 218,

158; Map 34 225; Map 204, 241, 271

Gillam, Denys; Plate 60 Heinkel, Ernst, 25, 27, 28, 87. 133

Gleavc. Wing Comm. Tom, Heinker He 45. 170

256-8, 261, 267 Heinkel He 51. 29, 30, 170, 301

Gloster Gladiator. 31, 95 Heinkel He 59. 160 a.; Plates 45,

Gnome engine, 76, 77; Fig. 79 4^

Göring, Reichsmarschall Heinkel He 70. 27. 93, 98

Hermann, xvi, 10–16, 112, Heinkel He///. 134, 135, 140,

149, 150, 231, 232, 233; Plate 261; ill us 134, Plate 50; in

17 combat, 29, 30, 195, 217,

Battle of Britain, 144, 148, 237, 218, 221, 248, 250, 254, 255,

251, 265, 269, 270. 285, 287, 261; Map 219, Plate 28

292, 309-12; "Eagle Attack', Heinkel He 112. 25, 27-8, 87

xvi, 7, 16. 33, 37, 42, 209-10, Heinkel 115, 168, 218

211. 217, 218, 223-4, 231-4, Henschel Hs 123. 170

235; London bombing, 270-2; Henson, William Samuel: engine;

MapTl\ Fig. 79

and Hitler, 10, 11, 15, 311 Hertz. Heinrich Rudolf, 109, 110

Luftwaffe (and Air Ministry), Hess, Rudolf, 87

11, 28, 128, 138, 140, 145, HF/DF (high-frequency direction 310; Fig. 140; destroyer finding), 110, 122-3; Map wings, 137. 231; Douhet's 124

theories. 41, 42, 43, 61 Hillary, Pilot Off. Richard. 267

and Milch, 11,19, 22, 23, 26. Hitler, Adolf, 8–9, 9-10, 12, 28,

28, 145, 146, 148-9, 311 150, 170, 290, 312;

train ("Asia'), xx, 16, 213 Plate 58

and Udet, 23, 25, 26, 28, 146, and Great Britain, xv, xvii, 3–4,

310. 311, 312; Plate 58 8, 33, 53, 270, 307; "Eagle

Goshawk II engine. 95 Attack', xvi, 158, 290 and n.;

"Sea-lion', xv, xvi, xvii, 7, 33, 35, 36, 37, 158, 290, 292 and Luftwaffe, 15, 23, 128, 146, 269, 290 and.; and Göring, 10, 13, 15, ISO, 311 territory occupied, 5, 148,

289-90; Map 6 titles and command, 5, 11, 22,

37, 289; Fig. 140 and USSR." 3, 5; invasion of, xv, xvii, 281, 290 and n.; 307 Hoare, Sir Samuel, 3 Home Guard, xvi, 274 Hornchurch airfield, 31, 160, 248, 261-2, 266, 268, 272; Map 192, 241 Hurricane, 57, 62, 69, 78.; 84;

advantages and disadvantages, 54,84,91, 103-4, 138, 225-6, 297 armament, 84, 98, 100, 101,

102. 212; Fig. 85 in combat, 59, 61, 62, 63, 153, 162, 164, 169, 173, 176, 181. 189, 193.206,213,222,224, 225-6, 254, 255, 259, 260, 273, 278. 279; Map 192, Plates 35. 44 development of, 31, 50, 83,

84-5, 88. 103-5 production of, 132, 184, 235 Huth, Obersth. Joachim, 200, 212

IFF. 60, 118, 120, 151 Inskip, Sir Thomas, xii, xiii intelligence (Ger.), 216, 262. 280;

Admiralty code broken, 31-2;

Luftwaffe. 191,210, 211,

235,251,268,276,292;

Signals Service monitoring,

202, 209; see also reconnaissance intelligence (G.B.), 95, 274, 280;

Committees, 274; Enigma code broken, 35, 272, 286.,

RAF, 173. 202-3, 244, 245, 255; Plate 41; Y service monitoring, 202, 277 invasion of England, see "Sea-lion' Ireland/ Irish 7, 215, 298 and n. Italy, xi, xii, xviii, 32, 215; Map 6

Japan, xii, 7, 83 n.. 110; and U.S..

xi, 243, 308 Jeschonnek, Generaloberst Hans,

252 jet planes, 73 n.. 75, 77, 86, 199,

307,311

Jodl, Gen. Alfred, xv, 7, 9 Johnson, Air Vice-Marshal

"Johnnie', 57, 288. 298.;

Jumo: engines. Plates 50. 89. 91 Junkers, Hugo, IT'-22 passim. 82;

Plate 15 Junkers aircraft company, 17, 21;

ill us 136 Junkers F-13. 17 Junkers Ju 52/3m. 20, 22, 28, 30,

144, 300 Junkers Ju 87. 25, 95, 205-14,

215; in combat, 29, 30, 189,

193, 205, 214,215,217,218,

223, 224, 231; Fig. 152, Map

188 Junkers Ju 88. 135, 252; in combat, 176, 182,206, 208,

Kain. Fit. Off. E. J. ("Cobber'),

151 Keitcl, Feldmarschall Wilhelm, 9,

37, 307 n. Kelley, David, 3 Kenley airfield, 176, 254, 259,

263, 268, 309; Map 192, 241 Kennedy, Joseph, 177-8, 307-8 Kent, Sq. Ldr. J. A. ("Johnny'),

141, 277-9

Keough, V. C. ("Shorty'), 200-1; Plate 43

Kesselring, Feldmarschall Albert, 11, 129, 145, 150, 231; Plate 61; Air Fleet 2. 11, 144, 146, 150, 110; Fig. 147, Map xxi; Battle of Britain, 171, 175-6, 209, 213, 218, 237, 243, 259, 263, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 279; Map 241; caricature of, by Udet, ill us 150

Knickebein, 245, 247, 292: Fig. 246

Koller, Oberst Karl, 285

Kuhnold, Rudolf, 111, 116

Lacey, Sgt. "Ginger', 57, 197, 255, 256

Langley, Samuel Pierpont, 73, 77

Leathart, Sq. Ldr. J. A." 242

Lee, Flying Off. K. N. T; Plate 35

Leigh-Mallory, Air Vice-Marshal Trafford, 49, 221, 276; Plate 4 and Dowding, 49, 53, 238, 239,

274, 277, 287-8 and Park, 53, 219,221, 238, 239, 240, 254, 272-3, 287, 288

RAF Fighter Command: Commander in Chief, 309; 11 Group, 289, 309; 12 Group, 52, 188, 221, 238, 239, 240, 254, 266, 272, 274, 276, 277, 280; Map xxi, 219, 241

Liddell-Hart, Capt. Basil, 55

Lilienthal, Otto, 72, 86

Lindemann, Frederick, 305 and n.

Lloyd George, David, 3, 183

Loerzer, Gen Bruno, 12, 217, 218, 270; Fig. 147

London: air raids, 157, 243,

270-81 passim. 285-6; Map 271, Plate 33; expectation of and defence, 43, 52, 58, 212, 243, 269-70, 278, 291 Looker, Pilot Off. D. J." 226 Lorenz blind-landing system, 245,

Ludendorff, Gen. Erich, 9 Lufthansa, 19–20, 148; Fig. 140 Luftwaffe: aircraft, major kinds of, 22-3,

aircraft design and production, xix, 23; armour plate, 104, 133, 134, 136, 163, 303; fuel tanks, 163, 220, 300, 301-2, 303 aircrews, 128-30, 137, 138-41;

Plates 51. 52. 53 army support for, 42, 129, 144,

300 Battle of Britain, plans for, xv,

xvi, xvii, 129, 290-2 bombers, xvii, 42, 119, 128, 130, 139 41. 163, 219, 224-5,