I think it’s worth reading the ‘The Thousand Plan’ because it actually gives a more human view of Harris, a professional airman but also family man with a softer side – certainly not a butcher but certainly someone who believed in the justness of what he was doing on behalf of the country and the elected government.
He was also certainly not just going sit around while the Nazi regime bombed Britain at will……………….
Hamsey Green was used for WW2 Air Cadet gliding (which was no way as sophisticated or regimented as the post-war ATC gliding operation. Postwar Kenley was used for Air Cadet gliding (still is).
I believe Hamsey Green was basically a big field with some ridge space at the front. I think it’s now built on.
My source was a conversation with Alex Watson at Kenley 20+ years ago !!!!
I actually like the words which were in the Front of Lancaster at War which Harris wrote the prefix to………. something along the lines of ‘not being a puppet in the Nazi Slave Market – that was the Plan, never forget it it’
Don’t have the book to hand so can’t give the full text – but it was typical Harris
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