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Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park commanded 11 Group of Fighter Command, responsible for defending London and the south-east.
He is sometimes called the "leader of the few"."If any one man won the Battle of Britain, he did," Lord Tedder, head of the RAF, said of the little-known New Zealander.
"I don't believe it is recognised how much this one man, with his leadership, his calm judgment and his skill, did to save not only this country, but the world."The renowned Battle of Britain pilot Douglas Bader said: "The awesome responsibility for this country's survival rested squarely on Keith Park's shoulders."Park was a first world war veteran of Gallipoli and of the Somme, where he was wounded and evacuated to England.
Decreed unfit to continue in the artillery, Park joined the Royal Flying Corps, forerunner of the RAF.
He was awarded the Military Cross after being credited with the shooting down of 20 German aircraft.
He was shot down twice himself.He conducted the Battle of Britain from a bunker in Uxbridge, west London, where he was known for his calmness and strategic insight.
However, Park was embroiled in bitter disputes within the RAF hierarchy, notably with Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, who was jealous of Park's role and succeeded in replacing him.
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