Colin Pateman served for 32 years in Sussex Police, a qualified Home Office Instructor in all Police Dog roles. In addition, the specific search dog requirements with the armed services saw him trained by the Royal Engineers, and deployed as a search advisor in both his home county and Nationally. He is an avid collector of military medals and memorabilia, with a particular interest in the Royal Air Force. The author of Airborne Animals and Cockpit Companions and the Co-author of Unwanted Hero.
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Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Taking to the sea; Taking to the silk; Flying Officer Paul Libert; Caterpillar Club Pilot Officer William Fullerton; Caterpillar Club Squadron Leader Barcroft Mathers; Caterpillar Club Prisoner of War Flight Lieutenant Philip Anscombe; GQ Club Wing Commander William Douglass; Guinea Pig Club Flight Lieutenant Ralph Carnel; Guinea Pig Club Flight Lieutenant Cedric Stone; Caterpillar Club Squadron Leader Terrance Carr; Goldfish Rescuer Pilot Officer Dunn Sgt Savill Sgt Gibbons Sgt Allen Sgt Riley Pilot Officer George Dove; Guinea Pig Club Squadron Leader Jack Purcell; Goldfish Club Sergeant B Woolston; Goldfish Club Sgt McKay Sgt Chandler Sgt Wood Squadron Leader George Davies; Caterpillar Club Sergeant Philip Felton; Goldfish Club Squadron Leader Harrison-Broadley Flight Lieutenant Gordon Bennett; Late Arrivals Club Squadron Leader Leonard Pipkin; Caterpillar Club Evader Squadron Leader Saxelby 'Great Escape participant' Flying Officer Patrick Flynn; Caterpillar Club and Goldfish Club Raymond Warwick; Late Arrivals Club Pilot Officer Hare Pilot Officer Chappell Warrant Officer R Faux; Goldfish Club Flight Lieutenant Alan Hacking; Caterpillar Club & Late Arrivals Club Sgt Bradley Sgt McFarlane Sergeant S Allaway; Late Arrivals Club Flight Lieutenant George Willerton; Caterpillar Club & Goldfish Club Warrant Officer Frederick Hesketh; Goldfish Club Warrant Officer Jack Pawley; Goldfish Club Warrant Officer Sidney McQuillan; Goldfish Club & Guinea Pig Club Flight Lieutenant R Campbell Warrant Officer Donald Norman; Goldfish Club Flight Sergeant Maurice Bemrose; Caterpillar Club Evader Sergeant E Dash; Guinea Pig Club Sergeant R Hawksworth Sub Lieutenant Henry Whelpton; GQ Club Sergeant Patrick Drown; Goldfish Club Flight Sgt D Norton Flight Lieutenant Dennis Derby; Caterpillar Club Major-General Horace L Birks Brigadier Cecil W M Timmis Major General Henry R B Foote 'Victoria Cross' Major General Noel W Napier-Clavering Flight Sergeant John Stearn; Goldfish Club Sergeant Raymond Brooke; Guinea Pig Club Royal Air Force Escaping Society Sgt W H B Bilton Appendices: Appendix; Combined Flying Suit and harness Appendix; Life preserver Appendix; Seat pack parachute Appendix; Observer parachute assembly Appendix; Back pack parachute assembly Appendix; K Type dinghy Appendix; Irvin clothing Appendix; Spitfire Pilot wearing seat pack parachute Appendix; Spitfire Pilot wearing seat pack parachute Appendix; Spitfire Pilot wearing Life preserver Appendix; 609 Squadron Pilots press photograph Appendix; GQ Club Appendix; GQ Club.