Faces of HMS Royal Oak: The 'Mighty Oak'
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Dilip Sarkar has now written over sixty well-received books. Having enjoyed a privileged relationship with many of The Few he is a globally acknowledged expert on the Battle of Britain currently working on a career-topping eight volume official history for The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust and National Memorial to The Few. Described by the late Dr Gordon Mitchell son of the Spitfires designer RJ Mitchell as an aviation detective Dilip Sarkar did actually begin his professional life as just that a police detective. His evidence-based approach and ability to discover new material is well-known in 2023 for example he was responsible for having Air Chief-Marshal Sir Keith Park a New Zealander officially recognised as one of The Few. Made an MBE for services to aviation history in 2003 Dilip was elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society in 2006 achieved First Class Honours in Modern History as a mature student in 2010 and in 2024 was made both a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and member of Londons Royal Air Force Club. During his long career Dilip has exhibited and spoken internationally at such prestigious venues as Oxford University the RAF Museum IWM Museum and Airborne Museum Oosterbeek; he has worked on many TV documentaries on and off screen again internationally and has an engaging presence on YouTube and Facebook in particular. For more information please see www.dilipsarkarauthor.com