Introductory Text: Here, Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC & Bar, AFC and AE opens his speech about his personal experience fighting during the Battle of Britain. In this segment he recounts the challenge that both he and his fellow pilots faced against a numerically superior and better equipped enemy.
As he continues his talk, Wing Commander Tom Neil, narrates the training process that new recruits to the RAF underwent as part of their pilot training and the concerns that his mother had for his moral well-being.
In this section, Wing Commander Tom Neil, talks about his love, as a 19 year old pilot, for his aircraft P3616 and the terrible consequences suffered by members of his Squadron from friendly fire.