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Piece Of Cake (Television)Piece of Cake was a 1988 television mini-series depicting the life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron from the day of the British entry into World War II through to one of the toughest days in the Battle of Britain (7 September, 1940). The squardon depeicted was the fictional Hornet Squadron, which was equipped with Supermarine Spitfire fighters, was deployed to France, where it waited out the Phoney War in comfort and elegance, until the German attack on Western Europe took place in May 1940. One by one, the original pilots were killed and as losses mounted, the character of the squadron changed from a casual nonchalance to a fight for survival. By the end of the mini-series, only four of the original fourteen officers had survived. Officers - Squadron Leader Ramsey (Pilot. Commanding Officer. Killed 1939),
- Squadron Leader Rex (Pilot. Ramsey's successor. Killed 1940),
- Flight Lieutenant Marriott (Engineering Officer. Killed 1940),
- Flight Lieutenant 'Uncle' Galloway (Adjutant),
- Flight Lieutenant 'Fanny' Barton (Pilot and Flight Commander. Succeeded Rex as C.O. May 1940),
- Flying officer 'Skull' Skelton (Intelligence Officer),
- Flying Officer 'Moggy' Cattermole (Pilot. Killed 1940),
- Flying Officer 'Pip' Patterson (Pilot),
- Flying Officer 'Flip' Moran (Pilot and Flight Commander. Killed 1940),
- Flying Officer 'Flash' Gordon (Pilot. Killed 1940),
- Pilot Officer 'Fitz' Fitzgerald (Pilot. Killed 1940),
- Pilot Officer 'Sticky' Stickwell (Pilot. Killed 1940),
- Pilot Officer 'Mother' Cox (Pilot. Wounded in Action 1940),
- Pilot Officer Hart (Replacement Pilot. U.S. Volunteer. Killed 1940),
- Pilot Officer 'Dickie' Starr (Pilot. Killed 1939),
- Pilot Officer 'Moke' Miller (Pilot. Killed 1940)
Some interesting information about the series - The series is based on the 1983 book of the same name, by Derek Robinson. In the book, the squadron is equipped with Hurricanes. The relative rarity of airworthy Hurricanes precluded their use in the television series.
- The flag of Hornet Squadron was shown a couple of times during the series. The central emblem of the squadron was a hornet. The motto beneath the emblem: BEWARE OUR STING
- There were various marks (types) of Spitfires used in the series. Mainly Mark V's and Mark IX's were used. At the time that the series was set (1939–40), the RAF only had the Mark I and Mark IA Spitfire in service. This was because not enough of the latter could be made available for the series.
* RAF squadrons were actually designated by numbers, not names.
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