Yes Winston was referring to the pilots of the RAF Fighter Command. Accounts say he wrote that speech in the back in the back of the car returning from a visit to the 11 Group bunker at Uxbridge in tears. 


It was on September 15th 1940 when there was a massive Luftwaffa attack. .He looked at the indicator board in the bunker that showed all the 11 Group and 12 Group fighter squadrons in the air. He asked the AOC 11 group Keith Park "where are your reserves"? Keith Park replied, "Sir we have none".


The country was on it's knees with the bulk of the army beaten back and standing in the sea at Dunkirk getting back to England without their vehicles and weapons. A German invasion would have followed with well equipped, trained and battle hardened troops up against, no doubt very brave, poorly equipped troops and the Home Guard equipped with caring knives on broomsticks.


The invasion was dependent on destroying the RAF first which was a close run thing but the RAF won the battle but the losses were very heavy. I think there are only 5 members of the "few" left alive now so they are indeed the few!

Yes Winston was referring to the pilots of the RAF Fighter Command. Accounts say he wrote that speech in the back in the back of the car returning from a visit to the 11 Group bunker at Uxbridge in tears. 


It was on September 15th 1940 when there was a massive Luftwaffa attack. .He looked at the indicator board in the bunker that showed all the 11 Group and 12 Group fighter squadrons in the air. He asked the AOC 11 group Keith Park "where are your reserves"? Keith Park replied, "Sir we have none".


The country was on it's knees with the bulk of the army beaten back and standing in the sea at Dunkirk getting back to England without their vehicles and weapons. A German invasion would have followed with well equipped, trained and battle hardened troops up against, no doubt very brave, poorly equipped troops and the Home Guard equipped with caring knives on broomsticks.


The invasion was dependent on destroying the RAF first which was a close run thing but the RAF won the battle but the losses were very heavy. I think there are only 5 members of the "few" left alive now so they are indeed the few!