33 results found for: Amphibious Tanks
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…raid to bomb pontoon bridges at Sedan, 41 Battles from a force of 70 failed to return. On one occasion Max dived on a group of enemy tanks in a valley and found that the guns were shooting down on him. His aircraft was hit and unable to climb. Although…
…1942 was their most successful day, when 6 Squadron was credited with knocking out 16 tanks. Also there was further success in March 1943 in supporting Le Clerc’s push by the FREE FRENCH. Don also was involved, partly after the demanding tour on Hurricanes, in Ferry flying work in India….
…muzzle!); back to EUROPE as the Regimental Honours at HILL 112, CAEN & FALAISE, winning his MC at the River ALLER crossing; had an end war race to the Baltic to forestall (by 8 hrs) Soviet Forces entering DENMARK; his main role was RECONNAISSANCE operations, in fast, light HONEY TANKS…
…Cpl he fought in NORMANDY via SWORD BEACHHEAD on D-DAY at 0800hrs, landing with four 3″ mortar bombs each on front and a 90lb Bergen rucksack up the beach behind DD Tanks on the extreme left hand flank then unbadged but his Black Watch red hackle in his green beret…
…head dresses. VS of Crusader tanks advancing at speed over desert. Shots of desert cave town built in side of hill. LS of the desert town with convoy of lorries in foreground.” “Killing Rommel” by Steve Pressfield (as recommended by the LRDG Association) “Sea of Sand” is a 1958 British…
…these increasingly tired. They were most relieved when after hearing tanks, this was the 502nd to help relieve them. Back in England they would be rested and receive new replacements for many who had been killed. Bill would be. re-assigned from “I” company to the S-3 or Operations section of…
…service and joined the air sea rescue team. HMS HAUKRU @15 with Captain & 3 crew NORWEGIANS, RAF AIR SEA RESCUE and MARINE CRAFT UNITS. Representing WEST INDIES SERVICEMEN #237 Theodore ZIETAN Robert Theodore ZIETAN US NAVY’s vital 13th FLOTILLA/TF13 Amphibious Force, PACIFIC LANDING SHIP TANKS & destroyer escorts, Hawaii…
…ALAMEIN Jul42 & 16 tanks destroyed 24Oct42, Mar43, Le CLERCs FREE FRENCH; INDIA ferry flying #29 Ronald G KELLETT Wing Commander Ronald G KELLETT DSO DFC VM AE* RAF Flying Ace. Representing Auxiliary Air Force & Polish contribution: Nos 600, 616, 249 Sqns, founding OC 303 Polish Squadron, the most…
…War Cabinet, as Chindits, in Arctic Convoys, on Gliders, as guerrillas and resistance fighters; in jungles and as pathfinders, on the Kindertransport and in tanks; aboard Liberty ships and midget submarines, developing radar, and running VIP flights… almost all the elements of this global war are represented. From soldiers and…