100 Days of the Few

Every day from 24 March to 1 July this year, our “100 Days of the Few” feature is focusing on one of the men who took part in the Battle of Britain. Simply scroll down the page to see earlier entries. July 1 – Memorial Day 2018Pilot Officer Norman Patrick Watkins HancockBorn on 4 August 1919 in Streatham, south London, Pat Hancock was educated at Croydon High School and Wimbledon Technical School. He went on to work as a laboratory assistant.He joined the RAF on a short service commission and began training in February 1939. On 7 November he joined the recently reformed No 266… Read more