1 October 1940. Australians in the Battle of Britain. Peter Moore

Australians in the Battle of Britain. 1 October 1940

For many, the Battle of Britain appeared to be winding down. But for Peter Moore, of Melbourne, Victoria it had yet to begin.

Before Peter  got stuck into his advanced training on Hurricanes after arriving at 245 Squadron RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland on 27 September 1940, he carried out sector reconnaissances to familiarise himself with the area. His training commenced in earnest on 29 September with formation exercises, battle climbs, practice attacks, and air-to-ground firing in the Aldergrove range. September closed with more formation exercises, cloud flying and a battle climb.

 

Advanced training for the new pilots continued on 1 October, Peter’s 21st birthday and it is likely he spent this day on cloud formation practice, sector reconnaissances, battle climbs and attacks.