JOHN SAMPLE'S FLYING CAREER BEGAN BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR TWO. AS A FLIGHT COMMANDER ON 607 SQUADRON, HE WAS IN PART, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHOOTING DOWN OF IT"S FIRST 'KILL'. HE ALSO FLEW IN THE BATTLE OF FRANCE AND LATER IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN. YOU MAY SEARCH THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN LITERATURE FOR EVIDENCE OF JOHN SAMPLE BUT YOU WILL SEARCH IN VAIN. HE IS OF COURSE MENTIONED IN THE VARIOUS LISTS. HOWEVER, AS A VETERAN OF THE BATTLE OF FRANCE AS WELL AS AN EXPERIENCED PILOT AND SQUADRON LEADER OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, JOHN SAMPLE DESERVES MUCH MORE THAN THIS. HE WAS ONE OF THE FIGHTER LEADERS DURING THAT EPIC BATTLE, HE WAS ALSO ONE OF CHURCHILL'S FEW.