Spitfire Groundcrew under Fire : An RAF 'Erk's' War from the Battle of Britain to d-Day and Operation Bodenplatte by Joe Roddis and Mark Hillier (2025, Hardcover)
Theirs is, indisputably, the glory – but not theirs alone. For it is the groundcrew who kept the aircraft in the sky who deservedly share in that glory. The ground crew, the 'Erks', were only too aware of the responsibility they bore.