Oh dear...I think this is one to set CrazyD's blood racing - I've got ; -
Great Britain 2353
Australia 29
Belgium 29
Canada 97
Czechoslovakia 87
France 13
Ireland 9
Jamaica 1
Newfoundland 1
New Zealand 126
Palestine 1
Poland 145
Rhodesia 3
South Africa 22
United States 11
'A total of 2927 men, awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp for having flown at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of RAF Fighter Command during the period from July 10 to October 31 1940'.
This from Kenneth G Wynn's massive book,
' Men Of The Battle Of Britain ' ( Gliddon, 1989 ). Wynn's book, which contains details for each and every pilot, resulted from years of research and is usually considered ( almost ! )definitive.
Even so, it has, I believe, had to be amended now to include one or two pilots from RAF Training Command who became involved in aerial fighting in the West Country so it is extremely difficult to arrive at an exact and final figure.
Incidentally, and bringing us back neatly to the original topic, Wynn published another book ( which I don't have
) called
'A Clasp For The Few ' in 1981 which described the careers of all the New Zealanders who fought in the Battle....
[ 15. February 2003, 01:24 AM: Message edited by: Martin Bull ]