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…wings and fuselage. “A flash of flame and a puff of smoke and I jammed the stick forward just in time to avoid colliding with him. I did not have to look for another target because straight ahead came another Me 110 firing as he came. “He did not hit…
…Wellington pilot in the film Target for Tonight and later killed on the daring low-level raid against the Amiens jail. Pickard had just taken over No 161, one of two squadrons supporting SOE operations from Tempsford, Bedfordshire, and he selected Hodges as one of his two flight commanders piloting Halifax…
…1943 was mentioned in despatches. In May 1943 Pink became detached from convoy ONS-5, escorting four stragglers. They were 80 miles behind when a positive ASDIC echo was heard at a range of 2,200 yards. Atkinson, despite being short of fuel, launched six attacks on the target, four by depth…
…As squadron commander, he was expected to fly on operations occasionally; but that was not Barker’s way, and he attacked many heavily defended targets. A fellow pilot recalled that “he was incredibly brave, and always put himself on the most dangerous sorties”. By the end of April 1945, a large…
…to attack targets of opportunity. The Blenheim’s pilot, Sergeant Smith, made a low-level attack on two machine gun posts on the airfield and a coastal gun battery. In an attempt to get back to the safety of the channel. However, the aircraft was attacked by two Me109s on its way…
…much improved VHF aircraft radios on the front lines, allowing much better, faster and safer ground target identification and more precision. These improved procedures enhanced the delivery of tactical airpower and accelerated the Allied progress on the Western Front. Richard would return to Desborough and Cardington for demobilisation in early…
…operational raid on August 5 1940 against a flying-boat base on the Baltic and over the next few months attacked targets in Germany and France. On the night of April 3 1941 he took off to bomb the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest. On the outward route…
…“learn how to fly them on the way to the target”. The P-51 Mustang was originally produced for the Royal Airforce by an American company, but was quickly adopted the USAAF. In March 1944 Blakeslee led the first Mustangs over Berlin, escorting a daylight-bombing raid. In just four months his…
…British destroyer.” The next day Crosley shot down a twin-engined German fighter-bomber. He wove in and out of the German’s slipstream, and when the target filled his gunsight he fired one long burst which hit the aircraft’s wing, “sparking like firecrackers”. Supermarine Seafire XV On the third day Crosley was…
…balloon barrage. He managed to weave his way to his original target successfully. His return to base brought news of his promotion to Captain and command of a Flight. On 1st July, 8 Squadron was attached to the Tank Corps for specific co-operation duties. On 12th August 1918, the British…
…Col Jack Caldwell of Searey Ark. We were leading the second box and I remember Captain Kunde, our navigator with a real “nose” for flak, screaming at them to get away from Dunkirk. You will note that this is with 8-10 tenths cloud cover and other bursts are “on target”,…
…of bombing and strafing was – also completing a four hour sortie to be diverted on to VICTORIOUS, only to be told half way through his post flight meal, that the section had to go off to do another strike on the same targets. John then crossed over to 1834…
…of German black market and economy; firing 30mm guns at air drogue targets on Sylt ranges. REEL 10 Continues: firing 30mm guns at air drogue targets on Sylt ranges; assessment prior to passing for operational role; operational states of readiness; squadron links with South Africa; practice interceptions controlled by ground…
…to hit his target. Each one of these hand-signed originals of Robert Taylor’s famous ‘Battle of Britain VC’ painting therefore, captures of the entire Allied effort in that extraordinary period of history. A kind of quintessence, if you like, almost a distillation of The World At War in one amazing…
…William I REID VC Recipient of the Victoria Cross. AFVR Scot in hit LANCASTER 3NOV43, twice attacked, with dead Navigator and fatally wounded WIRELESS OPERATOR, stuck to course, bombed target & returned to base semi-conscious. #223 A RICHARDSON Flight Lieutenant A ‘Tony’ RICHARDSON July40 at 16 [WELLINGTON AIR GUNNER] ~AF…