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For our American friends – rebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific Battle of Britain Class ‘601 Squadron’ in honour of the American airmen who gave their lives serving in the RAF in WWII.
‘601 Squadron’ commemorates, in particular, William (Billy) Fiske III. The following tribute is taken from the Royal Air force Benevolent Fund’s website:
https://www.rafbf.org/news-and-blogs/squadrons-battle-britain-no-601-squadron
“Billy Fiske was raised in Chicago, before leaving for schooling in France and attending Cambridge in 1928. He discovered the sport of bobsleigh while in France and won an Olympic gold medal in 1928, aged just 16, and again in 1932. His record as the youngest winter gold medallist held until 1992.
Fiske worked in both London and New York in the pre-war years, but returned to Britain at the end of August 1939 to join the RAF.
He wrote in his journal, "I believe I can lay claim to being the first U.S. citizen to join the RAF in England after the outbreak of hostilities."
After completing his training, Fiske was assigned to No. 601 Squadron. On 20 August 1940, his squadron scrambled and shot down eight enemy aircraft. Fifteen minutes into the battle, Fiske's aircraft was struck by German fire and he crash landed at RAF Tangmere. He died two days later after suffering burns. Fiske was one of 11 American pilots in Fighter Command and the second to die in battle.
The inscription on his gravestone reads, "He died for England", and a plaque in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral states, "An American citizen who died that England might live".
Billy was buried in the churchyard of St. Mary and St. Blaise in the nearby village of Boxgrove in West Sussex, close to the county town of Chichester and the South Downs National Park, an area I know and love.
In 2008, the 601 Squadron Association dedicated a window in the church at Boxgrove in memory of Billy.