Hobby Master Archive

When WWII began James Harry “Ginger” Lacey was a member of the RAF 501 Squadron and served in France until Dunkirk when the British were forced out by the Germans. During the Battle of Britain from July 10, 1940 until October 31 1940 Lacey scored 18 victories while flying his Hawker Hurricane. By the end of 1940 Ginger had a total of 23.5 victories making him the second highest scorer slightly behind Hurricane pilot Sammy Allard of the 85 Squadron. Lacey’s final total was 28 destroyed and 9 damaged.