Squadron Leader Scarf wins VC

9th December 1941: Heroic single handed attack after the rest of the Squadron's aircraft are destroyed.

Squadron Leader Scarf flew the only Blenheim Bomber that survived the Japanese attack on the airfield at Butterworth, Malaya.

Japanese dominance in the air was to be a crucial factor during their invasion of Malaya and Singapore. Troops on the ground would curse the absence of the RAF. There was nothing lacking in the commitment of the RAF pilots, many …