I would like a complete list of the pilots credited with having flown
in the 'Battle of Britain'. (Also known as 'The Few')

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Request for Question Clarification by iaint-ga on 20 Aug 2002 05:58 PDT

Hi dogsbody1935

Despite being popularly known as "The Few" after Churchill's speech
thanking them for saving Britain, there were over 3,500 pilots from
multiple squadrons who flew during the Battle of Britain.
Source: http://www.battleofbritain.net/section-3/page-8.html

Are you really after a list of this length?

The British Royal Air Force provides a complete list of pilots and
aircrew, from Britain and overseas, who are "officially recognised as
having taken part in the Battle of Britain". Name, rank, nationality,
squadron and whether killed in the battle of Britain, or at another
time during the war, are noted:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/roll.html

The following site also claims to provide a complete listing, plus
lists by country for non-british aircrew. The "Roll of Honour" is for
all aircrew who flew at least one combat mission during the Battle of
Britain, entitling them to wear the "Battle of Britain clasp":
http://www.battleofbritain.net/section-7/pilot_index.html

The above lists cover aircrew, not only pilots, so you might also be
interested in this site, which list 'aces' and pilots by squadron,
with a bit of information on each pilot:
http://www.tne.net.au/njh/Airpower/aces.html
Note that this is a personal site from a wargames enthusiast, and I
can find no references to support the accuracy of the information.

Another site listing British pilots, is:
http://www.the-battle-of-britain.co.uk/Menus/men.htm
In some cases, information is included, sometimes quite substantial,
linked to the name, plus links to aircraft information.

All of these sites were found via Google, using the phrase "battle +of
britain"
plus other keywords, such as pilots and country.

I hope this is useful to you, and answers your question fully.
Thanks for using Google Answers.