Talk:The Few

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Would it not be good to find those names in "List of World War II aces from the United Kingdom" who were among "The Few" and display that list here, or have a list of "The Few"?—Preceding unsigned comment added by SamBlob (talk • contribs)

I don't think so, seeing as though a fair number of "The Few" were not British but were rather from countries like New Zealand, Australia, Poland and South Africa. So adding only those from the list of British aces would present a skewed and inaccurate picture. It would also be needless duplication of the lists that already exist, while also being difficult to verify and a considerable research task. Are we absolutely certain of the names of each and every pilot in Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain? It also arguably does not add much of encyclopaedic value to the article, so resources are probably better spent pursuing other, more useful, information? — Impi 20:58, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

If lists of The Few already exist, then perhaps links should be added to some of them? Respectfully, SamBlob 01:04, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Few as a myth

Today the concept of the "Few" who won the Battle of Britain is largely seen as a historical inaccuracy seeing as RAF had more air planes than the Luftwaffe and an almost equal number of pilots. Should this page be shown to reflect this? Taybot 02:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)