Air Marshal Sir Keith Park Victor of the Battle of Britain Defender of Malta 1st Edition by Murray Rowlands 139900025X 9781399000253

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ISBN 10: 139900025X

ISBN 13: 9781399000253

Author: Murray Rowlands

A long-overdue biography of the dedicated commander from New Zealand who helped ward off the Luftwaffe and save Britain from a Nazi invasion. The Battle of Britain from July to September 1940 is one of the finest moments in Britain’s history. While credit rightly goes to “The Few,” victory could never have happened without the inspirational command and leadership of New Zealander Keith Park. He and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding ensured that Fighter Command was prepared for the Nazi onslaught. Promoted to Air Vice Marshal, Park took over No 11 Group, responsible for the defense of London and South East England in April 1940. A shrewd tactician and hands-on commander, Park carefully husbanded his limited resources and famously wore down Goering’s Luftwaffe, thus forcing Hitler to abandon his invasion plans. Shamefully, Dowding and Park were dismissed from their commands in the aftermath of victory due to internal RAF politics. Fortunately, Park’s career was far from over and his management of the defense of Malta made a significant contribution to victory in the Mediterranean. This balanced and well overdue account aims to ensure that Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park receives the credit for this victory that he so richly deserves. Includes photographs

Air Marshal Sir Keith Park Victor of the Battle of Britain Defender of Malta 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Starting from the lowest level. Keith Park’s origins in New Zealand.

Chapter 2 The first taste of warfare. Entry into war. Gallipoli. The Somme. Royal Flying Corps.

Chapter 3 The making of a fighter pilot. From trainee pilot to air ace.

Chapter 4 Peacetime. 1919-20s post-war difficulties. Marriage. Argentina. Health problems. Rise of Germany – rearmament. Development of Fighter Command.

Chapter 5 The 30s – The prelude. Is air defence possible? Relationship with Dowding. Developing groups covering UK. Radar. Developing bases. Operations rooms. Problems with Bomber Command testing response systems. Defence systems, balloons, searchlights, observers. Adopting Spitfires and Hurricanes.

Chapter 6 Dramatis personae 1940. Personalities in Park’s war. Relationship with Leigh-Mallory.

Chapter 7 Let battle commence. Battle for France. Dunkirk. Fighter Command’s role. Sectors and airfields – Biggin Hill, Debden, Hornchurch, Kenley, Northolt, North Weald, Tangmere.

Chapter 8 After Dunkirk the defence of Britain. Shortage of trained pilots.

Chapter 9 Overture to the battle. Facing the Luftwaffe. Park/Beaverbrook aircraft production. Attacks on mainland begin. Tactics – separate fighters and bombers.

Chapter 10 The first phase. Battle of Britain. Radar’s limitations. Weak German intelligence.

Chapter 11 Park and the ‘Few’. Exploiting German weakness.

Chapter 12 Rising to the challenge. Fewer Spitfires and Hurricanes than Bf109s. Rift develops between 11 Group and 12 Group. Coping with high pilot mortality.

Chapter 13 Touch and go. 13 August – Eagle Day. Airfields destroyed crisis. Developing survival tactics by Park.

Chapter 14 Into the crucial stage. Failure by Leigh-Mallory of 12 Group to support Park’s 11 Group. Desperate pilot shortage. Churchill at Park’s Uxbridge.

Chapter 15 The battle goes on. Extensive Luftwaffe bombing of 11 Group airfields. Luftwaffe switches to London. Response to German bombing. Attacks on radar chain. Big Wing argument promoted by Leigh-Mallory, Sholto Douglas and Bader. Decline in Luftwaffe morale.

Chapter 16 The tide begins to turn. 12 Group belatedly join defence of London. Battle of Britain Day, 15th September. Conflict moves to 25,000 feet. British aircraft production exceeds German. Pilot shortage crisis. Park repairs bombed airfields. Churchill again at Uxbridge.

Chapter 17 The Big Wing controversy. Meeting to undermine Dowding/Park. ‘Agreement to support Big Wing.’ Political coup against Dowding. Churchill’s role.

Chapter 18 Meeting of Shame. Response. Park at Training Unit.

Chapter 19 Aftermath. Near East campaign.

Chapter 20 Egypt. Criticism of military command in Egypt.

Chapter 21 Malta. Arriving with 39 Spitfires. Tactic to meet the Germans and Italians away from the Island.

Chapter 22 Now onto the Offensive. Attack on Rommel’s supply lines. Support for the Sicily invasion.

Chapter 23 Park at War’s end. Park’s crucial role in the Burma campaign.

Chapter 24 Finale as a war commander. Part of Allied team in the Far East.

Chapter 25 No Peace in peacetime. Return to Argentina.

Chapter 26 Post-war Park. Back home to New Zealand.

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