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…regard for his own safety.” Townsend serving throughout the Battle of Britain as commanding officer of No. 85 Squadron of Hawker Hurricanes. In July he ditched his aircraft in the sea after forcing down a Dornier at Arras. His exploits continued until he was shot down over Tonbridge and although…
…of the Battle of Britain was designated as the 11th July 1940 Lott unjustly was denied the BOB campaign clasp. Many of the ‘Few’ themselves believed the Battle actually commenced on July 1st, 1940. Under Lott’s command several pilots became aces: Peter Townsend [Signatory #12], Frank Carey [Signatory #27], Jim…
…March he was told to rest, and was sent to Canada to ferry American-built aircraft to Britain. Having delivered three Hudson bombers, he tired of being separated from his new wife and volunteered to return to No 103. On July 24 1941 a major daylight raid was mounted with 100…
…– the destruction of the heavy-water plant in the Telemark region west of Oslo. Poulsson, born at Tinn in Telemark, had just joined the army at the time and fled to Britain after the debacle that followed the German invasion in 1940. This culminated in a chaotic allied withdrawal and…
…from the three artillery regiments of 5 Army Group Royal Artillery. He undertook the squadron’s first flight recalling that “it all looked completely peaceful.” Soon after arriving in Normandy, two replacement aircraft were required and Neilson and another pilot flew to Britain to collect them. After a major shopping trip…
…then 1916 and the Battle of the Somme came to epitomise Britain’s losses, frustrations and disappointments in that war. Once the German Army had attacked Verdun in February with large numbers of French and German soldiers killed and wounded, Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces since December 1915, changed…
…months later, he arrived safely home in Britain. It sealed his membership of an exclusive band of brothers whose wartime exploits have been largely forgotten. In World War II, a quarter of a million Allied soldiers and airmen were stranded behind enemy lines and became prisoners of war. Just a…
…with whom he shared a lasting and profound dedication to the care of humanity. Not only Britain but the whole world needs more men like Leonard Cheshire. He will be profoundly missed but his memory and his work will live on. Leonard Cheshire Homes On 22 May 1948, former RAF…
…to protect them, will land back at Tangmere, utterly shattered… And next week the photograph will further empty on Battle of Britain day, 15 September. The Nazis landed “the first blow that aimed to crush the British spirit” on 7 September,, 1940, with waves of Luftwaffe bombers sent to attack…
…plains people Burmans, Owen did not forget the debt of honour Britain owed to the KAREN and the KACHIN Rangers. Even today Britain is reminded of the paradoxical difficulties of those loyal hill tribes to this day. Separately through the Occupation experiences of Neville’s then future wife, Glory and her…
…and Battle of Britain, as Flt Cdr on 185 Sqn and OC 250 Kittyhawks in the Western Desert – after 11 Squadron and return to UK he would command 33 Squadron Hornets in the Far East and retired after 20 years in 1959 as a Wing Commander later becoming the…
…[No. 150] Chrystabel ‘Jane’ Leighton-Porter. Repesenting RAF Rocket-firing Typhoons, so important in NW Europe’s Liberation against enemy armour. The husband of ‘Jane’ (c.f. 150), whose marital links – both were brought up in Southampton (above whose docks the ‘Battle of Britain VC’ at the heart of the print was won)…
…special POLISH verve and contribution in WW2. A Lancaster dropping chaff (the crescent-shaped white cloud on the left of the picture) over Essen during a thousand-bomber raid. UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES (USAAF) IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945: A Christmas lamp decorated with the insignia of the 55th Fighter Group, in…
…Gick’s men, while some of their comrades – who had worked for Alfa Romeo – were put to work repairing the various aircraft. Gick then spent a year in staff appointments in Britain. Following promotion to acting lieutenant commander he joined the escort carrier Vindex as Lt Cdr (Flying). After…
…shipping; the tactics he developed in the Mediterranean against fearsome opposition were subsequently developed for the highly successful Strike Wings that operated from airfields in Britain later in the Second World War. A highly experienced and decorated maritime attack pilot, Gibbs arrived in Egypt in late 1941. He was utterly…
…in the Ju-87 raid on the airfield in the Battle of Britain 16 Aug 1940 – his German widow was so impressed with her welcome to Britain and tranquillity of this ancient Saxon church and cemetery, with German Luftwaffe and RAF aircrew lying peacefully so close to each other, that,…
…RAF Waterbeach from which Peter joined, on August 9 1943, 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron based at RAF Downham Market. Bf-109s of JG2 assembling for missions over England during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. The fort in the background is the Fort de Querqueville. Forgotten Airfields In…
…Auxiliary Territorial Service. Margaret Blyth’s brother was Air Marshall Sir John Humphrey Edwardes-Jones, KCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, a senior Royal Air Force commander who conducted early testing of the Spitfire and during The Battle of Britain was a squadron commander. It was through his work as Aide-de-Camp to Sir John…
…specially placed signature ‘for CONVOY HX84′ to symbolise the daily, non stop, 24 hour endurance & sacrifice of the MERCHANT MARINE and the CONVOY SYSTEM, in the ATLANTIC OCEAN, literally Britain’s LIFELINE. Here also Captain E.S. Fogarty FEGEN VC RN (who was WW1 Cruiser Lt) is commemorated, whose posthumous VICTORIA…
…Edition Battle of Britain VC by Robert Taylor To mark the inauguration of this project, there will be an initial release consisting of just twelve fully autographed originals of Battle of Britain VC – The Battle of Britain 80 Edition. Six are being made available at a special price of…
…own D Coy’s involvement, as also the calm actions of Sgt Ernie GEORGE for his MM. Another memory was seeing a PRIVATE SOLDIER with “flying wings”, who was ex-BATTLE OF BRITAIN, fighting up near ANCONA; the delay in breaking out from the ANZIO Beachhead proved an expensive error, since this…
…(Obituary courtesy of The Daily Telegraph) Books: Flt. Lt. Alan Pollock’s notes: “234: Commander R Michael CROSLEY DSC* RNVR & RN for SEAFIRES and the FLEET AIR ARM: served, after being in London’s METROPOLITAN POLICE – including the BLITZ – he saw the BATTLE of BRITAIN DAY Battle of Sunday…
…spoke quietly and rarely appeared ruffled or bad-tempered. In common with many judges, though, he grew less patient as the years wore on. He tended to say what he thought. In 1984 he described Britain’s first woman coroner, Dr Mary McHugh, as a “mistress of discourtesy” and a “very stubborn…
…his large RED CROSS displayed. His Father, ALBERT, in WW1 trenches, also was with the then ARMY SERVICE CORPS, with special skills breaking in and working their horses, and later with a ROYAL ARTILLERY HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY in kWZ – in early 1940, illustrating Britain’s dire shortage of guns…