Barker - Men of the bombers : remarkable incidents in World War II

The Litter-Buggers. Interviews and correspondence with Alfred Griffin, former RAF Sergeant; also with his son, Robert; personal account from J.H.P. (John) Wynton, later Flight Lieutenant, and correspondence; Harry Budden, later Wing Commander, DSO, DFC, correspondence; Roy Jackson, later Wing Commander, MBE, DFM, correspondence; 51 Squadron Operations Record Book, Public Record Office; Royal Air Force 1939 45, Volume I, The Fight at Odds , by Denis Richards (HMSO).

Sir Arnold Wilson, MP, Arch Appeaser and Air Gunner . The Wilson Family Hugh, son, now deceased, and his wife Helen. Sarah Pennington (ne Wilson). Ann Pennant (step-daughter, ne Carver). Ian and Eileen Gray, for much correspondence and archival material on their father the late Pilot Officer William Dolly Gray. Cyril Orland, brother of Rex Orland, crew member. Air Chief Marshal Sir Walter Merton (squadron commander). Flight Lieutenant E.J. Ted Butcher, squadron colleague. Walks and Talks , the Diary of a Member of Parliament, by Arnold Wilson, KCIE, CSI, CMG, DSO, MP OUP, 1934, and Walks and Talks Abroad , the Diary of an MP in 1934 1936. Biography of Sir Arnold Wilson , by John Marlowe (Cresset Press, 1967). 37 Squadron Operations Record Book, Public Record Office. Wing Commander F.F. Lambert, DSO, DFC, Public Record Office. A.W. Cooper, writer and researcher. Newspaper Reports, especially the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Express .

Pilot Officer W.J. Edrich The Daylight Boys . Largely based on Bill Edrichs own war memoirs as told to the author, for the Sunday Express . Acknowledging permission and help from the Edrich family: Jasper Edrich, Justin Edrich, Mrs Jessy Edrich, Mrs Valerie Edrich. Professor M.M.R. Williams; Julian Horn; Colin Waugh; A Day to Remember , by W.F. Corfield, and much other research help; Wing Commander D.G. Don Cameron, MBE; Ron Bramley, editor of The Turret (Air Gunners magazine); David J.M. Armstrong; Lady Broom (widow of Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom, KCG, CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC); Jim Langston; Barbara McClear, daughter of Ernie Hope, (Bills air gunner); Alan Hill and Gavin Mortimer, for recorded details of the DFC award, in Bill Edrich, a Biography and Flights of Glory respectively; The Bristol Blenheim a Complete History , by Graham Warner, (Crecy Publishing, 2002); and Blenheim Striker by Drs Theo Boiten (Air Research Publications).

Jimmy Ward VC, the Wing-Walking Kiwi. Correspondence with Wing Commander Reuben Widdowson, pilot; Flight Lieutenant Joe Lawton, navigator (complete personal account); Sergeant A.R.J. Box, DFM, air gunner. Sergeant Wards interview with artist C.A.Spencer ( Illustrated London News ); Hector Bolitho, author and journalist; Air Ministry Bulletin No 4459, July 13 1941; For Valour, the Air VCs , Chaz Bowyer; RNZAF A Short History , Geoffrey Bentley (A.H. and A. W. Reed); Return at Dawn , Hilary St. George Saunders (AMSO); 75 Squadron ORB, and Awards Files (Public Record Office); Correspondence with New Zealand Defence Force, Secretary of Defence, Air Department; Notes taken from numerous newspaper reports.

The Indisciplined Aussie: Reg Howard. Interviews and correspondence with Warrant Officer Reginald Patrick Howard, RAAF; Wing Commander Lloyd Wiggins, DSO, DFC, RAAF; Flight Lieutenant Ralph Wagstaff, DFC; Wagstaffs Chartered Accountants, Stevenage; Squadron Leader A.J.W. Stanscomb; Alan Burgess, Producer BBC; numerous authorities in Queensland and Canberra, Australia.

Andy Mynarski: The Last Salute of a Canuck. Interview and correspondence with Roy Vigars, RAF, crew member; Correspondence with J.W.Friday, (Jack Friday), also crew member, RCAF; Record of Service, Andrew Charles Mynarski; Articles by Jim Kelly, RCAF, also crew member, in Winnipeg Tribune , November 1955; Winnipeg Free Press ; National Museums of Canada; The Dangerous Sky by Tom Coughlin; The magazine The Legionary , November 1946; Cuttings from Canadian newspapers, mostly 1955; Canadian Aviation Historical Journal (CAHS); The 14th Mission , by George Patrick Brophy and David Macdonald (Readers Digest, 1965, and CAHS).

Bill Stannards Chariot of Fire. Interview and correspondence with William Stannard. Correspondence with Rupert North. Letters from A.H. Vermeulen, an eye-witness, to W. Stannard, in 1958, from an Ontario address. Article by F. VanderMeer in the Dutch magazine De Spiegel , including a photo of Bill Stannard and his crew. G.J. Zwanenberg, Dutch historian and researcher.

Baz: Recommended for a VC - by his Dad

Interviews and/or Correspondence with lan Willoughby Bazalgettes surviving crew: Douglas Jock Cameron, Charles Chuck Godfrey, Geoff Goddard, Ivan Hibbert and Bob Hurtnall. Group Captain T.G. Hamish Mahaddie, the Pathfinder poacher. The Bazalgette family: Marion (mother), Deryck (brother), Ruth, Charles (Alberta), Ethel Brodrick (sister), letter from C.I.Bazalgette (father) written to the Secretary of State for Air, Public Record Office. Karen White, researcher, BBC Archive. C.P.V. Beaumont, correspondent; Air Vice-Marshal D.C.T. Bennett and his book Pathfinder (Frederick Muller); Wing Commander F.F.Lambert, PRO, researcher; Royal Australian Air Force Records; Ministry of Defence Records.

What the Stars Foretold for Jack Cannon. Interview and correspondence with Jack Cannon over a period of years. Tommy Cushing, owner of Little Snoring Airfield; Bert Lee, of Fakenham, aviation archaeologist and his son Arthur; Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton; Theatre Museum, London, for obituary of Evadne Price and pictures; National Library of Australia, Self-Portrait by Evadne Price, and Interview with Kenneth Attiwill; Raymond Mander and Guy Michinson, for research assistance; Phyllis Handley, first cousin of Denis and Stuart Richins, for memoirs and photographs; Gwyn Gillard, of Belmont, Victoria, Australia; Gloria Brown, of Narrabeen, NSW, Australia; Frances Cantwell (daughter of Wren Stobo), of Ryde, NSW, Australia; Herald and Weekly Times , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; National Archives of Australia; Australian War Memorial, Canberra; Brian Aherm, Getty Images; East Sussex Federation of Womens Institutes; The Estate Office, Houghton (Houghton Hall); Sarah Fisher, of A.M.Heath, agents; Jeff Watson and Robin dArcy of Jeff Watson Productions, Sydney, Australia.