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Douglas Bader by Stephen Doig. (P)Click For DetailsB0533

Tribute to Gunther Rall by Ivan Berryman. (P)Click For DetailsB0532

Lucky 13 - Gunther Rall by Ivan Berryman. (P)Click For DetailsB0531
Three Spitfires return to their airfield after a sortie during the Battle of Britain.
Spitfires by Graeme Lothian. (P)Click For DetailsB0530
 As the first rays of dawn broke over Gold Beach on the morning of 6th June 1944, twenty-three Halifax bombers from No.76 Sqn headed inland over the breaking surf below.  Their task was to annihilate the large German coastal gun battery of Mount Fleury that overlooked the beach where elements of the British 50th Division would shortly be landing.  As ships of the Royal Navy joined the barrage and with the battery all but silenced, the bombers headed north, back towards England.  The painting catches the moment as the Halifaxes, now escorted by American P-51s of the 359th Fighter Group, survey the extraordinary sight unfolding below them.  Carried by a vast flotilla of landing craft, the first assault brigades of the 50th Division stream towards the Normandy shore where, despite heavy initial opposition, the British forces soon broke through.  The German defenders who had survived the assault on the Mount Fleury battery had been cowed into submission, the survivors quickly over-run and taken prisoner.  Their 12mm guns had offered no resistance and remained silent throughout.  By midnight the 50th Division had landed over 25,000 men, and linking up with the Canadians on Juno Beach, had secured a deep bridgehead along a six mile front.  The Battle for Caen and their long, slow march to Berlin had begun.
Dawn Breakers by Anthony Saunders.Click For DetailsDHM6216
 Omaha Beach, June 1944.  Throughout the early morning of 6th June 1944, men of the US 29th Infantry Division had fought their way yard by yard across the bloody shingle of Omaha Beach.  Thrown off course by worsening weather, they had finally landed near the village of Saint Laurent-sur-Mer, only to run into withering defensive fire - the strong German opposition was unexpected.  It was the same on most sectors of 'bloody Omaha' beach that morning.  But, showing unparalleled levels of bravery and determination, the US infantrymen finally prevailed and within days the scene on the beach was a hive of activity as 'Mulberry A' - one of two giant artificial harbours that had been towed across the Channel - was erected off this once-deadly beach.  The two Mulberries - one American, one British - were a mammoth feat of engineering, each the size of Dover harbour and containing over 334,000 tons of concrete, ballast and steel.  And yet they took a mere seven days to assemble.  Only one, however, was to survive because, on 19th June, a violent storm swept up the Channel destroying the American Mulberry.  The painting shows a pair of RAF Typhoons from No.245 Sqn over the American Mulberry.  They race back to their base in Hampshire to refuel and rearm after delivering a blistering rocket attack on German positions behind the ever-widening Normandy beachhead.
Return of the Hunters by Anthony Saunders.Click For DetailsDHM6215
 Whilst patrolling over advancing Allied troops east of Metemma, three Gloster Gladiators of K Flight, 1 SAAF Sqn, were attacked by Fiat CR.42s from 412a Squadriglia, led by Capitano Antonio Raffi.  All three Gladiators were lost in the action, plus a further two that arrived too late to assist.
Tribute to Capitano Antonio Raffi by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6214
 The second half of 1940 saw repeated attacks by the Regia Aeronautica on Allied airstrips in East Africa, but its aging bomber force proved no match for the Hurricanes and Gladiators that offered a spirited defence.  The airstrip at Wajir in Kenya was attacked several times by the Italians, but largely survived, the worst damage being the destruction of a fuel dump on 13th June.  Here, a Gloster Gladiator of No.1 SAAF Squadron despatches a Caproni Ca.133, just south of Wajir.
Raid on Wajir by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6208
 6th June, 1944 – D-Day – and Martin B.26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group, 553rd Bomb Squadron are among the first aircraft to bomb the beaches in readiness for the Normandy landings on that momentous day.  Shown softening up the enemy gun emplacements on a low level run over Utah Beach is 131576 AN-Z, now on display at the Utah Beach Museum.
Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6202
 On the very day that half the Italian battle fleet was destroyed in Taranto harbour, the Corpo Aereo Italiano mounted their biggest raid on mainland Britain from their base in Belgium with twenty Fiat BR.20s bombers, escorted by almost one hundred fighters taking to the air on 11th November 1940.  Bad weather over Belgium forced more than half of the fighter cover to abort and return to base, leaving just 42 Fiat CR.42 biplanes to supply cover.  Hurricanes of 46 and 257 Sqns were scrambled to repel the attackers, the Italians suffering terrible losses with no British casualties being reported.  Here, 46 Sqn Hurricanes claim a BR.20, this one jointly destroyed by Pilot Officer Leggett, Pilot Officer Hedley and Sergeant Walker.
An Eye For An Eye by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6201
The Italian Air Force's involvement in the Battle of Britain is one of the less documented facets of the conflict of 1940, but raids by aircraft of the Corpo Aereo Italiano (CAI) on mainland Britain were a reality in the closing stages, usually with little effect and almost always with high losses on the Italian side, due largely to obsolete aircraft and lack of pilot training.  Based at Ursel in Belgium, Fiat BR.20 bombers flew over 100 sorties, usually escorted by Fiat CR.42s, as illustrated here, the nearest aircraft being that of 18º <i>Gruppo's</i> Commanding Officer Maggiore Ferruccio Vosilla, wearing the white fuselage band and command pennant on the fuselage side.
Italian Raiders by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6195
 The formation of six New Zealand squadrons within the RAF in the early part of WW2 acknowledged the contribution and commitment of the Commonwealth to the campaign against the Nazi invasion of Europe.  Among these was 489 Sqn, based at Dallachy in Scotland, whose Beaufighter Mk Xs flew missions against Axis shipping in the North Sea as well as other missions along the Scandinavian coast.  Here, two 489 Sqn Beaufighters run up their engines prior to a sortie in the Winter of 1943/44.
Kiwis at Dallachy - Tribute to No.489 Squadron by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6187
 The Winter of 1943-44 saw Hawker Typhoons operating from Tangmere, equipped with 500lb or 1000lb bombs against radar installations and V1 sites in northern France.  Wing Commander J R Baldwin is depicted getting airborne with others of his squadron for just such a mission early in 1944, before the squadron moved to Needs Oar Point in readiness for the D-Day landings.
Winter Warriors by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6184
 Having been initially intercepted by just three aging Gloster Gladiators, who gallantly gave both the Germans and Italians the impression of a much bigger resistance in the skies above Malta, the Italian Air Force was suddenly confronted by the more capable Hawker Hurricanes of 261 (F) Sqn, commanded by Sqn Ldr D W Balden.  The previously unescorted bombers of the Regia Aeronautica suddenly required the presence of fighters to protect the marauding bombers, as depicted here, where Macchi  200s of 6° Gruppo 1° Stormo, reel around the sky to chase off the Hurricanes from the attacking Savoia Marchetti SM.79s above Grand Harbour in the Summer of 1940.
The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6183
 Savoia-Marchetti SM.79s, of the 281a Suadriglia based in Libya in 1940, begin their journey home after another successful mission against Allied shipping in the Mediterranean.  Nearest aircraft is 281-5, that of Capitano Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia.
Hunters Homeward Bound by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6178
 Among the most celebrated of Italian bomber pilots was Capitano Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia, seen here claiming another victim in his Savoia-Marchetti SM.79, 281-5, of the 281a Suadriglia based in Libya in 1940.  Their daring daylight attacks on Allied shipping in the Mediterranean caused havoc with the convoys that plied between Malta and Allied territories, with thousands of tonnes of shipping being sent to the bottom.
Defender of the Med by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6179
 Josef Kiss is depicted attacking a flight of Caproni Ca.III bombers above the Alps in a Hansa-Brandenburg C.1 of Flik 24 in 1916.  He and his observer, Georg Kenzian successfully forced down two of these aircraft and returned to base safely, his own aircraft riddled with over 70 holes sustained during the combat.  The Austro-Hungarian ace was to end the war with a total of 19 confirmed victories.
Battle Above the Alps by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6176
 For over five years the young men of RAF Bomber Command fought a long, unceasing and always bitter struggle against the mighty war machine of Nazi Germany.  Magnificently brave, they endured fearful odds, frightening losses and some of the most terrifying flying conditions imaginable, but they persevered unflinchingly.  The extraordinary heroism of those men is reflected by the twenty-three Victoria Crosses awarded during that time.  And one aircraft above all others came to symbolise that gallantry, the mighty Lancaster.  Robert Taylor's moving tribute to that famous bomber, <i>Winter Homecoming</i>, is surely one of the most beautiful aviation landscapes in existence.  With great skill the artist has managed to portray the contrasting moods of wartime England within a single canvas.  As dawn breaks over a tranquil English landscape, the crisp winter air echoes to the sound of hard-working Merlin engines.  The glinting rays of the rising sun reveal the damaged Lancaster, its inner port engine smoking as the battle-weary pilot struggles to keep his aircraft flying.  Probably there are injured men on board.  Long overdue, the straggler has fallen far behind the main returning force, only the dogged tenacity of her pilot and crew have kept them going.  They could easily have fallen prey to prowling Luftwaffe night fighters, but this time they've been lucky, they will make it home - just.
Winter Homecoming by Robert Taylor. (GS)Click For DetailsDHM6163
 For those on the ground there were few sights more stirring than a B-17 Fortress on its final approach from a combat mission, and Robert Taylor's outstanding painting <i>Winter's Welcome</i> is no exception.  This now legendary image conjures up those exhilarating final moments as an exhausted pilot and his crew bring their mighty warbird safely home to the welcoming winter countryside of East Anglia.  It has been another tough and arduous mission and damage is clearly visible, but with engines throttled back, and wheels and flaps down, the tired captain coaxes his aircraft gently down the glide path towards touchdown.  On the ground below a pair of startled pheasants take to the air as the mighty machine thunders overhead, and local farm workers gaze up in respect and wonder.
Winter's Welcome by Robert Taylor. (GS)Click For DetailsDHM6162
 P51D of Colonel Glenn Duncan C.O. of the 353rd Fighter Group, along with Betty-E flown by Lt. Colonel Wayne Blickenstaff, taking off on one of their last missions of the war, April 1945.
Dove of Peace by David Pentland. (D)Click For DetailsDHM0780
 A pair of P51D Mustangs of the 361st Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, escort a damaged B17G Flying Fortress of the 381st Bomb Group back to its home base of Ridgewell, England, during the Autumn of 1944.
Last One Home by Ivan Berryman. (I)Click For DetailsDHM1724
 Depicting Mustang aircraft escorting Flying Fortresses on a bombing raid over Germany.
Guardian Angel by Anthony Saunders. (C)Click For DetailsDHM0415
 Pearl Harbor - Monday December 8th, 1941.  On Sunday December 7th, 1941, the free world had been stunned into disbelief by the treacherous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  Giving no formal declaration of war, the devastating Japanese assault on the headquarters of the US Pacific Fleet had left over two thousand American servicemen dead, most of her battleships destroyed or damaged, and the remains of nearly 200 American aircraft lay in tatters.  America reeled from the shock and sheer incredulity.  But for Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the success of victory left a bitter taste.  The main targets of his carefully orchestrated plan had been the US carriers but, as fate would have it, they were all at sea.  Yamamoto knew in his heart that he would have to face those carriers one day, and when he did they would be the platform upon which America would unleash the brunt of her power against him.  At 12.30 the following day President Roosevelt began his address to Congress, calling for the declaration of war on Japan.  By 4.10pm America was formally at war, and five thousand miles away the first of the carriers, USS Enterprise, was returning to Pearl Harbor.  Richard Taylor's painting depicts the Enterprise as she approaches Ford Island and the smoldering ruins that had been the Pacific Fleet.  As ships still burn and the thick smoke hangs in the air, ever alert F4F-3A Wildcats of VF-6 fly an overhead patrol.  Throughout the night the carrier will refuel and re-arm, and at dawn she will return to sea with a steel resolve and a new mission, to avenge Pearl Harbor.  The Japanese failure to destroy the US carriers was a fateful mistake and, six months later, the Enterprise finally got her chance at the Battle of Midway, as the US carriers delivered one of the most decisive victories in the history of naval warfare, paving the way for victory in the Pacific. The Sleeping Giant Awakes by Richard Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM6126
 Flight Lieutenant Paul Binns from 16 Squadron, RAF Coltishall launches the Jaguar into another breathtaking display sequence.
Enter the Saint by Robert Tomlin.Click For DetailsDHM6125
 Jaguar GR3A from 41 (Fighter) Squadron based at RAF Coltishall and flown by Squadron Leader Ian Smith thunders down a Norwegian fjord.  Coltishall Jaguars regularly deploy on exercise in northern Norway as part of NATO's protection of its northern flank.  However, Spring of 2006 saw the closure of RAF Coltishall, the loss of an historic airfield.
Snowcat by Robert Tomlin.Click For DetailsDHM6124
 An Me109 makes a low flight over the English countryside during the Battle of Britain.  This painting was a preliminary painting by Graeme in preparation for the larger painting entitled <i>Fighter General</i>.  When Graeme traveled to Germany to have prints of <i>Fighter General</i> signed by some of the top German Aces, he took this painting with him, and they have signed it on the back of the canvas.
Me109 of JG26 by Graeme Lothian. (P)Click For DetailsDHM6123
 Gunther Rall scored almost all of his huge tally of 275 victories on the eastern front.  Here, his Me109 <i>Black 13</i> is shown over the snowy landscape that JG52 often operated in.
Black 13 - Gunther Rall by Ivan Berryman. (P)Click For DetailsB0529
 With 275 victories, Gunther Rall was one of the top Luftwaffe Aces of the second world war.  Here, he is depicted in his Me109 <i>Black 13</i> of JG52.
Gunther Rall - Me109 Ace by Ivan Berryman. (P)Click For DetailsB0528
 Gunther Rall in his Me109G <i>Black 13</i> about to set off with the rest of III./JG52 from a snow covered eastern front airstrip in 1943.
Snow Warriors by Ivan Berryman. (P)Click For DetailsB0527
 With twenty two confirmed victories to his name, Maggiore Teresio Martinoli was Italy's highest scoring ace.  He is depicted here claiming a P.40 whilst flying Macchi C.202 <i>Serie III</i>, MM7764 in July 1942 whilst with 73a Squadriglia, 9º Gruppo, 4º Stormo.
Tribute to Maggiore Teresio Martinoli by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6113
 All of Italian Ace Marziale Cerutti's WW1 aerial victories were achieved in the Nieuport 27 whilst serving with the 29a Squadriglia, including this <i>Drachen</i> balloon, his 13th victory on 31st June, 1918.  His aircraft carried the letters MIR on the rear fuselage, which stood for Marziale Imperatore Romano (Marziale Roman Emperor), plus a stylised playing card emblem.  Cerutti ended the war with 17 confirmed victories to his credit and was flying again in WW2, commanding the 14th Air Brigade 'Rex' in Tobruk, scoring another 5 victories.
Tribute to Sergente Marziale Cerutti by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6112
On the morning of Sunday 7th December 1941 the Japanese launched their infamous attack on Pearl Harbor.  Surprise was complete - within a few terrifying minutes, bombs and torpedoes had damaged or destroyed much of the US Pacific Fleet peacefully at anchor, and almost all of the fighters on the ground.  But as Aichi D-3A dive bombers target the Fleet's flagship, the battleship California, a lone P-40 has managed to get airborne in the chaos to engage the enemy.  Seventy years ago the world stood open-mouthed in shock as it learnt of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor.  This dramatic new edition is released in tribute to all those that took part in the actions on December 7 1941. Day of Infamy by Anthony Saunders.Click For DetailsDHM6111
 Francesco Baracca was Italy's highest-scoring ace in World War 1, his victory tally being an impressive 34 at the time of his death.  His Spad S.VII carried his personal emblem, the Prancing Horse, a tribute to his days in the cavalry.  Upon his death in this aircraft on 19th June 1918, Baracca's mother donated the emblem to Enzo Ferrari whose cars still carry this badge the world over.  He is depicted here despatching the Oefag-built Albatros of Rudolf Szepessy-Sokell of Flik 41J on 6th November 1917.
Tribute to Maggiore Francesco Baracca by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6110
 After having shoot down an Albatros DV over Ypres, captain Billy Barker in his personal aircraft B6313 leads his flight of novices in loose formation back to Allied Lines. Flying West into the early evening sun against the back drop of a dramatic skyline the four Sopwith Camels head back to their base at St Omer. Patrolling the Line by Gerald Coulson. (B)Click For DetailsDHM2216
The Macchi C.205V <i>Veltro</i> of Capitano Adriano Visconti, the Commanding Officer of 1a Squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia, ANR, is shown taking off for another mission in the Spring of 1944, the Italian ace amassing ten victories in the course of his career.
Tribute to Capitano Adriano Visconti by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6109
 At 23.45 on the night of 5 June 1944, the 101st Airborne's most legendary unit of combat paratroopers – the notorious 'Filthy Thirteen' – jumped into France near the village of Sainte Mère Église, in the final hours before the D-Day landings.  They were the Screaming Eagles' most notorious unit, a small bunch of raw, tough, ruthless young men.  Hard drinking and savage fighting - and that was only in training - with scant regard for authority.  And if the reputation of this unique bunch of renegades within the ranks of the 101st was formidable, for the Germans it became one of sheer terror.  Officially they were the First Demolition Squadron, HQ Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne.  Unofficially they were the 'Filthy Thirteen'.  Superbly crafted in his unique blend of pencil and paint on tinted paper, Robert Taylor's classic new Master Drawing captures the moment on the night of 5 June 1944 when the 101st Airborne's legendary squad of elite paratroopers jump into battle in the vital hours before the D-Day landings commence.  The pilots of the 440th Troop Carrier Group struggle to keep their Dakotas level as deadly flak pummels the formation. Day Drop - Stick 21 by Robert Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM6108
 The Savoia Marchetti SM.79s of the 281a Squadriglia were to become notorious for their daring attacks on allied shipping in the Mediterranean from their bases in Libya throughout 1940.  Among the most celebrated of  Italian pilots was Capitani Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia, seen here claiming another victim in his personal aircraft 281-5.
Scourge of the Mediterranean - Tribute to Capitano Carlo Emanuele Buscaglia by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6107
 Following intelligence reports that the German destroyer Z.33 was anchored in Førde Fjord, Norway, together with a selection of minesweepers, tugs and trawlers, Beaufighters of 144, 404 and 455 Sqns were at once scrambled to attack the shipping, fully expecting their assault to take the Germans by surprise.  Quite the contrary transpired to be true however and the attacking Beaufighters had to fly through a hail of flak and anti aircraft fire to line up on their targets.  Moreover, Focke-Wulf 190s of 9/JG 5 joined the melee and a frantic battle ensued.  Here, one Beaufighter has become a victim of an Fw.190, whilst a 144 Sqn aircraft tries to make a low level escape, close to the forbidding Fjord rock face.
The Blackest Friday by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6105
 On the night of 28th / 29th May 1942, Beaufighter X7583, piloted by Flt Sgt Ladislaw Bobek with Sgt Kovaric as navigator, intercepted a lone Dornier Do217 off the coast of Norfolk, sending it plunging into the North Sea after a 20 minute chase.  This was the first of Bobek's victories for 68 Sqn which was made up almost entirely of Czech exiles, the squadron being based at High Ercall.  Flt Sgt Ladislaw Bobek would go on to become an Ace with 5 confirmed victories.
Tribute to Flight Sergeant Ladislaw Bobek by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6102
 Britain's highest scoring Typhoon ace, Wing Commander J R Baldwin sweeps above Utah Beach on a sortie in support of the Allied forces' drive into mainland Europe following D-Day in June 1944.  He is shown flying one of his personal aircraft, Typhoon 1b MN935 'JBII'.
Wing Commander J R Baldwin by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0515
February 12th 1942.  A Westland Whirlwind rushes an attack on the Scharnhorst as one of 20 Me109s defending the German ships arrives on the scene.  Despite opening fire at every opportunity, all four Whirlwinds of No.137 Squadron were lost against the overwhelming opposition of enemy fighters from JG2 and the defensive guns of the ships.  Three official claims for Whirlwinds were made by German pilots of JG2 that day - one by Johannes Stolz, another by Willi Reuschling and a third by high-scoring ace Egon Mayer, claiming his 29th victory in a tally that would rise to over 100 before his death in 1944.
Channel Dash - A Whirlwind Encounter by Robin Smith.Click For DetailsRS0048
 Flying his last mission with his old mount, Hawker Tempest EJ762, fresh from repair after being damaged by flak, David Fairbanks found himself embroiled in a fierce battle with Messerschmitt Bf109s on 17th December 1944.  In the course of the combat, Fairbanks shot down two of the enemy aircraft and damaged another before returning safely.
Foob Fairbanks - The Terror of the Rhine by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsDHM6091
On 10th April 1945, thirteen hundred bombers of the Mighty Eighth set out to destroy the last of the Luftwaffe's jet force.  But, unknown to the bomber crews and their fighter escort, the enemy jets were already airborne and waiting to spring their deadly trap.  As the war in mainland Europe entered its final, bloody phase, the German Armies defending Berlin fought on with a savage determination, slowly disintegrating before the mighty weapon of war unleashed against them.  What remained of the Luftwaffe was mercilessly pounded from the air, their airfields hammered relentlessly.  Aircraft, fuel, spare parts, ammunition and pilots all in short supply but still they fought on, with deadly effect.  At the forefront of the German offensive and pivotal during the defence of the Reich, were the highly advanced jet fighters of the Luftwaffe, and in particular the legendary Me262.  B17s of the First Air Division with streaming contrails in the cold clear air as they turn for home.  Several Me262s have already torn through the massed formation, but a P-51 from the escorting 356th Fighter Group has quickly spotted his target and presses home his attack.  The hunter becomes the hunted as the Mustang pilot, Wayne Gatlin, skillfully positions himself behind the Me262 ready for the kill.  Throughout the final stages of the war there were many examples of the determination and skill of Allied pilots flying slower piston-engined fighters triumphing over the cream of the Luftwaffe in their highly advanced but often temperamental jet fighters. Jet Hunters by Robert Taylor.Click For DetailsDHM6092

Moonlit Lancaster by Gerald Coulson.Click For DetailsDHM6089
Flight Lieutenant Mick Martin readies his crew to release their bouncing bomb as he makes his run into the Mohne Dam.  Flanking him is the Lancaster of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, using his aircraft to draw flak from the gunners along the dam.
Into Attack by Gerald Coulson.Click For DetailsDHM6088

Knight of the Sky by Gerald Coulson.Click For DetailsDHM6087

Moonlight Hunter by Gerald Coulson.Click For DetailsDHM6086

Jet Legend by Gerald Coulson.Click For DetailsDHM6085
 Serving with distinction throughout the Battle of Britain, Count Manfred Beckett Czernin's score included 13 confirmed, 2 unconfirmed, 3 probables and 5 damaged.  He is depicted here on 25th July 1940, claiming the last of three Messerschmitt Bf.110s that he shot down that day, flying Hurricane V7408 (YB-F) whilst with 17 Sqn.  Despite being shot down by Adolf Galland in November, he survived the war and passed away in 1962 having been awarded a DFC, an MC and DSO.
Tribute to Flying Officer Count Manfred Beckett Czernin by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0526
 Whilst flying with other Hawker Tempests of 274 Sqn on 11th February 1945, Sqn Ldr David Fairbanks spotted a lone Arado Ar234 of the Kommando Sperling 1 (F) / 123 flown by Hauptmann Hans Felde returning to its base at Rheine.  A desperate chase commenced through the cloudbase until the German jet prepared to land, whereupon Fairbanks sent 4U+DH down in flames after a single short burst of his four 20mm cannon.
Tribute to Sqn Ldr David Fairbanks by Ivan Berryman.Click For DetailsB0525

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 For over five years the young men of RAF Bomber Command fought a long, unceasing and always bitter struggle against the mighty war machine of Nazi Germany.  Magnificently brave, they endured fearful odds, frightening losses and some of the most terrifying flying conditions imaginable, but they persevered unflinchingly.  The extraordinary heroism of those men is reflected by the twenty-three Victoria Crosses awarded during that time.  And one aircraft above all others came to symbolise that gallantry, the mighty Lancaster.  Robert Taylor's moving tribute to that famous bomber, <i>Winter Homecoming</i>, is surely one of the most beautiful aviation landscapes in existence.  With great skill the artist has managed to portray the contrasting moods of wartime England within a single canvas.  As dawn breaks over a tranquil English landscape, the crisp winter air echoes to the sound of hard-working Merlin engines.  The glinting rays of the rising sun reveal the damaged Lancaster, its inner port engine smoking as the battle-weary pilot struggles to keep his aircraft flying.  Probably there are injured men on board.  Long overdue, the straggler has fallen far behind the main returning force, only the dogged tenacity of her pilot and crew have kept them going.  They could easily have fallen prey to prowling Luftwaffe night fighters, but this time they've been lucky, they will make it home - just.

Winter Homecoming by Robert Taylor. (GS)

" For over five years the young men of RAF Bomber Command fought a long, unceasing and always bitter struggle against the mighty war machine of Nazi Germany. Magnificently brave, they endured fearful odds, frightening losses and some of the most terrifying flying conditions imaginable, but they persevered unflinchingly. The extraordinary heroism of those men is reflected by the twenty-three Victoria Crosses awarded during that time. And one aircraft above all others came to symbolise that gallantry, the mighty Lancaster. Robert Taylor's moving tribute to that famous bomber, Winter Homecoming, is surely one of the most beautiful aviation landscapes in existence. With great skill the artist has managed to portray the contrasting moods of wartime England within a single canvas. As dawn breaks over a tranquil English landscape, the crisp winter air echoes to the sound of hard-working Merlin engines. The glinting rays of the rising sun reveal the damaged Lancaster, its inner port engine smoking as the battle-weary pilot struggles to keep his aircraft flying. Probably there are injured men on board. Long overdue, the straggler has fallen far behind the main returning force, only the dogged tenacity of her pilot and crew have kept them going. They could easily have fallen prey to prowling Luftwaffe night fighters, but this time they've been lucky, they will make it home - just. "

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 Pearl Harbor - Monday December 8th, 1941.  On Sunday December 7th, 1941, the free world had been stunned into disbelief by the treacherous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.  Giving no formal declaration of war, the devastating Japanese assault on the headquarters of the US Pacific Fleet had left over two thousand American servicemen dead, most of her battleships destroyed or damaged, and the remains of nearly 200 American aircraft lay in tatters.  America reeled from the shock and sheer incredulity.  But for Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the success of victory left a bitter taste.  The main targets of his carefully orchestrated plan had been the US carriers but, as fate would have it, they were all at sea.  Yamamoto knew in his heart that he would have to face those carriers one day, and when he did they would be the platform upon which America would unleash the brunt of her power against him.  At 12.30 the following day President Roosevelt began his address to Congress, calling for the declaration of war on Japan.  By 4.10pm America was formally at war, and five thousand miles away the first of the carriers, USS Enterprise, was returning to Pearl Harbor.  Richard Taylor's painting depicts the Enterprise as she approaches Ford Island and the smoldering ruins that had been the Pacific Fleet.  As ships still burn and the thick smoke hangs in the air, ever alert F4F-3A Wildcats of VF-6 fly an overhead patrol.  Throughout the night the carrier will refuel and re-arm, and at dawn she will return to sea with a steel resolve and a new mission, to avenge Pearl Harbor.  The Japanese failure to destroy the US carriers was a fateful mistake and, six months later, the Enterprise finally got her chance at the Battle of Midway, as the US carriers delivered one of the most decisive victories in the history of naval warfare, paving the way for victory in the Pacific.

The Sleeping Giant Awakes by Richard Taylor.

" Pearl Harbor - Monday December 8th, 1941. On Sunday December 7th, 1941, the free world had been stunned into disbelief by the treacherous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Giving no formal declaration of war, the devastating Japanese assault on the headquarters of the US Pacific Fleet had left over two thousand American servicemen dead, most of her battleships destroyed or damaged, and the remains of nearly 200 American aircraft lay in tatters. America reeled from the shock and sheer incredulity. But for Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the success of victory left a bitter taste. The main targets of his carefully orchestrated plan had been the US carriers but, as fate would have it, they were all at sea. Yamamoto knew in his heart that he would have to face those carriers one day, and when he did they would be the platform upon which America would unleash the brunt of her power against him. At 12.30 the following day President Roosevelt began his address to Congress, calling for the declaration of war on Japan. By 4.10pm America was formally at war, and five thousand miles away the first of the carriers, USS Enterprise, was returning to Pearl Harbor. Richard Taylor's painting depicts the Enterprise as she approaches Ford Island and the smoldering ruins that had been the Pacific Fleet. As ships still burn and the thick smoke hangs in the air, ever alert F4F-3A Wildcats of VF-6 fly an overhead patrol. Throughout the night the carrier will refuel and re-arm, and at dawn she will return to sea with a steel resolve and a new mission, to avenge Pearl Harbor. The Japanese failure to destroy the US carriers was a fateful mistake and, six months later, the Enterprise finally got her chance at the Battle of Midway, as the US carriers delivered one of the most decisive victories in the history of naval warfare, paving the way for victory in the Pacific. "

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Aviation History Timeline : 22nd February
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22February1938Oberfeldwebel Reinhard Seiler of J/88 shot down a Curtiss
22February1938Oberfeldwebel Reinhard Seiler of J/88 shot down a Curtiss
22February1941Flight Lieutenant J Scoular of No.112 Sqn RAF shot down a SM79
22February1941Former British Battle of Britain pilot, F/O H. Morgan-Gray of 46 Squadron, was Killed.
22February1941Former British Battle of Britain pilot, P/O J. H. Rothwell of 601, 605 & 32 Squadrons, was Killed.
22February1941Former British Battle of Britain pilot, Sgt. D. S. Wallis of 23 & 235 Squadrons, was Killed.
22February1941Former New Zealand Battle of Britain pilot, Sgt R. W. A. Brookman of 253 Squadron, was Killed.
22February1941Gladiator N5828 Mk.II - Flight Lieutenant J Scoular claimed an SM79.
22February1942Feldwebel Bruno Sassen of 10./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross
22February1942Feldwebel Hans Schleef of JG 3 shot down an I-61
22February1942Feldwebel Heinz Hipper of JG 53 shot down a Hurricane
22February1942Feldwebel Heinz Kemethmüller of JG 3 shot down an I-61
22February1942Former British Battle of Britain pilot, P/O R. I. Chaffe of 245 and 43 Squadrons, was Killed.
22February1942General der Flieger Helmuth Förster of I. Fliegerkorps was awarded the Knight's Cross
22February1942Hauptmann Hans Philipp of JG 54 shot down an I-18
22February1942Leutnant Fritz Dinger of JG 53 shot down a Hurricane
22February1942Leutnant Hans-Joachim Marseille of 3./Jagdgeschwader 27 was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross
22February1942Leutnant Hermann Leiste of JG 54 shot down an I-18
22February1942Leutnant Hermann Müller of NJG 2 shot down a Wellington
22February1942Oberfeldwebel Herbert Höhne of JG 77 shot down an I-15
22February1942Oberfeldwebel Otto Schulz of II./Jagdgeschwader 27 was awarded the Knight's Cross
22February1942Oberleutnant Franz Beyer of JG 3 shot down a R-5
22February1942Oberleutnant Peter Habicht of ZG 26 shot down a Boeing
22February1942Unteroffizier Gerhard Proske of JG 54 shot down an I-18
22February1942Unteroffizier Leopold Münster of JG 3 shot down a Hurricane
22February1942Unteroffizier Max Nairz of JG 53 shot down a Hurricane
22February1942Unteroffizier Rudolf Schöchlin of JG 54 shot down an I-18
22February1942Unteroffizier Walter Kalweit of JG 5 shot down a Blenheim
22February1943Feldwebel Gerhard Beutin of JG 54 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Steinicke of JG 3 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Steinicke of JG 3 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Steinicke of JG 3 shot down a MiG-3
22February1943Feldwebel Paul Rätz of JG 54 shot down an Il-2
22February1943Feldwebel Rasso Förg of JG 3 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Feldwebel Wilhelm Theimann of JG 51 shot down a LaGG-5
22February1943Hauptmann Gonzalo Hevia of JG 51 shot down a LaGG-5
22February1943Hauptmann Hans Philipp of JG 54 shot down an Il-2
22February1943Hauptmann Hans Philipp of JG 54 shot down an Il-2
22February1943Leutnant Gerhard Loos of JG 54 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Leutnant Günther Kurz of JG 52 shot down an I-153
22February1943Leutnant Horst Ademeit of JG 54 shot down an Il-2
22February1943Leutnant Kurt Fischer of JG 54 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Leutnant Wolf Ettel of JG 3 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Oberfeldwebel Eberhard Rose of JG 52 shot down a Pe-2
22February1943Oberfeldwebel Josef Jennewein of JG 51 shot down a LaGG-5
22February1943Oberfeldwebel Josef Jennewein of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1943Oberfeldwebel Josef Jennewein of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1943Oberfeldwebel Karl Stadeck of JG 51 shot down a LaGG-5
22February1943Oberfeldwebel Karl Stadeck of JG 51 shot down a LaGG-5
22February1943Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Rademacher of JG 54 shot down an Il-2
22February1943Oberfeldwebel Willi Nemitz of JG 52 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Oberleutnant Gerhard Barkhorn of JG 52 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Oberleutnant Gerhard Barkhorn of JG 52 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Oberleutnant Gustav Frielinghaus of JG 3 shot down a MiG-1
22February1943Oberleutnant Hans Götz of JG 54 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Oberleutnant Joachim Kirschner of JG 3 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Oberleutnant Joachim Kirschner of JG 3 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1943Oberleutnant Joachim Kirschner of JG 3 shot down an I-180
22February1943Oberleutnant Juan Maunel Perez of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1943Oberleutnant Paul Stolte of JG 3 shot down a Boston
22February1943Unteroffizier Hans Waldmann of JG 52 shot down an I-153
22February1944Fahnenjunker Feldwebel Tetzner of NAGr. 5 shot down a LaGG-3
22February1944Fahnenjunker Feldwebel Zauter of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Fahnenjunker Feldwebel Gerhard Dreizehner of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Fahnenjunker Feldwebel Hans-Georg Güthenke of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Fahnenjunker Oberfeldwebel Alfred Müller of JG 27 shot down a P-47
22February1944Feldwebel Alfred Lehner of JG 5 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Feldwebel Andreas Sterl of JG 52 shot down an Airacobra
22February1944Feldwebel Emil Hecker of JG 54 shot down a B-17
22February1944Feldwebel Franz Ritschel of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Feldwebel Franz Steiner of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Feldwebel Franz-Josef Zoufahl of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Feldwebel Gustav Sturm of JG 27 shot down a B-24 HSS
22February1944Feldwebel Günther Heckmann of JG 51 shot down a Jak-9
22February1944Feldwebel Hans Schäfer of JG 3 shot down a P-51
22February1944Feldwebel Hans-Gerd Wennekers of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Feldwebel Heinz Fuchs of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Feldwebel Heinz Neuendorf of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Feldwebel Heinz Stöwer of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Feldwebel Wilhelm Hübner of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Feldwebel Wilhelm Hübner of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Feldwebel Wilhelm Mayer of JG 26 shot down a P-47
22February1944Feldwebel Willi Bonnecke of ZG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Flieger Arnim Mehling of JG 51 shot down a La-5
22February1944Flieger Arnim Mehling of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Gefreiter Rudolf Pintsch of JG 3 shot down a B-17
22February1944Gefreiter Rudolf Pintsch of JG 3 shot down a B-17
22February1944Hauptmann Ritter of JG 110 shot down a P-51
22February1944Hauptmann Ritter of JGr. 110 shot down a P-51
22February1944Hauptmann Egon Albrecht of ZG 1 shot down a B-24
22February1944Hauptmann Hans Remmer of JG 27 shot down a B-24
22February1944Hauptmann Heinrich Sannemann of JG 3 shot down a B-17
22February1944Hauptmann Heinrich Wurzer of JG 302 shot down a B-17
22February1944Hauptmann Herbert Huppertz of JG 2 shot down a B-24
22February1944Hauptmann Hermann Segatz of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Hauptmann Hermann Segatz of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Hauptmann Hermann Staiger of JG 26 shot down a P-47
22February1944Hauptmann Manfred Spenner of JG 4 shot down a P-40
22February1944Hauptmann Rudolf Wengner of ZG 1 shot down a B-24
22February1944Leutnant Greger of JG 77 shot down a Spitfire
22February1944Leutnant Alfred Hammer of JG 53 shot down a B-24
22February1944Leutnant Erich Dobrick of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Leutnant Erwin Baumgarten of JG 27 shot down a B-24
22February1944Leutnant Franz Schall of JG 52 shot down an U-2
22February1944Leutnant Friedrich Lange of JG 26 shot down a P-47
22February1944Leutnant Gerhard Keppler of JG 27 shot down a B-24 HSS
22February1944Leutnant Gerhard-Alfred Bärsdorf of JG 300 shot down a B-17
22February1944Leutnant Hans Ehlers of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Leutnant Hans-Gunnar Culemann of JG 27 shot down a Baltimore
22February1944Leutnant Hans-Joachim Hayessen of JG 27 shot down a Beaufighter
22February1944Leutnant Hans-Joachim Hayessen of JG 27 shot down a Beaufighter
22February1944Leutnant Herbert Friebel of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Leutnant Johannes Jung of JG 27 shot down a B-17
22February1944Leutnant Ludwig Neuböck of JG 52 shot down a Jak
22February1944Leutnant Rudi Dassow of ZG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Leutnant Werner Gerth of Sturmstaffel 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Major Erich Gerlitz of JG 5 shot down a B-17
22February1944Major Günther Specht of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Major Günther Specht of JG 11 shot down a P-51
22February1944Major Heinz Bär of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Major Heinz Bär of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Major Johannes Wiese of JG 52 shot down a Jak-9
22February1944Major Johannes Wiese of JG 52 shot down a Jak-9
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Adolf Glunz of JG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Adolf Glunz of JG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Adolf Glunz of JG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Adolf Glunz of JG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Adolf Glunz of JG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Adolf Glunz of JG 26 shot down a P-47
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Anton Hafner of JG 51 shot down a Jak-7
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Anton Hafner of JG 51 shot down a Jak-7
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Anton Hafner of JG 51 shot down a Jak-7
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Anton Hafner of JG 51 shot down a Pe-2
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Anton Hafner of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Anton Hafner of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Anton Hafner of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Fritz Lüddecke of JG 51 shot down a Jak-7
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Fritz Lüddecke of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Gerhard Reinhold of JG 5 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Dittlmann of JG 51 shot down a La-5
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Herbert Rollwage of JG 53 shot down a B-24 HSS
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Lothar Uhlig of ZG 1 shot down a B-24
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Otto Würfel of JG 51 shot down a Jak-9
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Otto Würfel of JG 51 shot down a Pe-2
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Robert Roller of JG 3 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Stefan Litjens of JG 53 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Stefan Litjens of JG 53 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Stefan Litjens of JG 53 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberfeldwebel Walter Ebert of JG 2 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Albin Meyer of ZG 1 shot down a B-24
22February1944Oberleutnant Albin Meyer of ZG 1 shot down a B-24
22February1944Oberleutnant Eberhard Bock of JG 104 shot down a B-24
22February1944Oberleutnant Emil Kaiser of JG 27 shot down a B-24
22February1944Oberleutnant Fritz Stehle of ZG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Hans Schleef of JG 3 shot down a P-47
22February1944Oberleutnant Hans-Heinrich Koenig of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Hans-Hermann Müller of NJG 3 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Hans-Hermann Müller of NJG 3 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Hans-Wilhelm Schopper of JG 4 shot down a P-40
22February1944Oberleutnant Heinz Knoke of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Herbert Christmann of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Horst Haase of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Weber of JG 51 shot down a Boston
22February1944Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Weber of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Weber of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Oberleutnant Kurt Senoner of JG 5 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Paul Bley of ZG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberleutnant Rudolf Klemm of JG 54 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberst Walter Oesau of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Oberst Walter Oesau of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Henge of JG 52 shot down a Jak
22February1944Unteroffizier Irmer of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Kabitz of JG 54 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Kirchner of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Rinker of ZG 1 shot down a B-24
22February1944Unteroffizier Wich-Fähndrich of JG 77 shot down a B-25
22February1944Unteroffizier Winkler of JG 77 shot down a Spitfire
22February1944Unteroffizier Zinkl of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Bernhard Meyer of JG 52 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Unteroffizier Hans Fritz of JG 3 shot down a P-47
22February1944Unteroffizier Hans-Joachim Tüngler of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Hans-Joachim Tüngler of JG 1 shot down a P-47
22February1944Unteroffizier Heinz Forg of JG 51 shot down an Il-2
22February1944Unteroffizier Helmut Beckmann of JG 27 shot down a B-24
22February1944Unteroffizier Josef Baumann of JG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Karl Merbeth of JG 11 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Peter Schotz of ZG 1 shot down a B-24
22February1944Unteroffizier Robert Heuer of JG 51 shot down a Pe-2
22February1944Unteroffizier Rudolf Georgi of JG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Rudolf Georgi of ZG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Rudolf Hübl of JG 1 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Siegfried Teske of ZG 26 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Walter Uecker of JG 54 shot down a B-17
22February1944Unteroffizier Walter Herkner of ZG 1 shot down a B-24
22February1945 Charles Price of 352nd Fighter Group, 486th Fighter Squadron shot down a Me262
22February1945 David Fox of 366th Fighter Group, 391st Fighter Squadron shot down a Me262
22February1945 Gordon Compton of 353rd Fighter Group, 351st Fighter Squadron shot down a Me262
22February1945 Oliven Cowan of 365th Fighter Group, 388th Fighter Squadron shot down a Me262
22February1945 Wayne Blickenstaff of 353rd Fighter Group, 350th Fighter Squadron shot down a Me262
22February1945Feldwebel Reichenbach of NJG 11 shot down a Mosquito
22February1945Feldwebel Günter Tschertner of JG 27 shot down a P-47
22February1945Flight Lieutenant John Stafford of No.486 Sqn RAF shot down a Me109
22February1945Gefreiter Hermann Nötter of JG 7 shot down a B-17
22February1945Gefreiter Hermann Nötter of JG 7 shot down a B-17
22February1945Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert of JG 53 shot down a Jak-3
22February1945Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert of JG 53 shot down a LaGG-5
22February1945Leutnant Hans Waldmann of JG 7 shot down a P-51
22February1945Leutnant Hans Waldmann of JG 7 shot down a P-51
22February1945Leutnant Hans-Werner Renzow of JG 77 * shot down a Pe-2
22February1945Leutnant Karl-Heinz Trettau of JG 53 shot down a P-51
22February1945Leutnant Waldemar Söffing of JG 26 shot down a Tempest
22February1945Oberfeldwebel Heinz Polak of JG 53 shot down a P-47 *
22February1945Oberfeldwebel Heinz Polak of JG 53 shot down a P-47 *
22February1945Oberfeldwebel Hermann Buchner of JG 7 shot down a P-51
22February1945Oberfeldwebel Paul Wittke of JG 27 shot down a Spitfire
22February1945Obergefreiter Horst Rippert of JG 27 shot down a B-26
22February1945Oberleutnant Emil Clade of JG 27 shot down a B-26
22February1945Oberleutnant Hans Dortenmann of JG 54 shot down a P-51
22February1945Oberleutnant Karl Gerber of NJG 100 shot down an Il-4
22February1945Oberleutnant Karl Gerber of NJG 100 shot down an Il-4
22February1945Oberleutnant Kurt Welter of NJG 11 shot down a Mosquito
22February1945Oberleutnant Kurt Welter of NJG 11 shot down a Mosquito
22February1945Unteroffizier Clemens Schultenkemper of JG 27 shot down a P-47
22February1945Unteroffizier Clemens Schultenkemper of JG 27 shot down a P-47
22February1945Unteroffizier Günther Rey of JG 54 shot down a P-51
22February1945Unteroffizier Paul-Günther Kramper of JG 53 shot down a P-47
22February1945Unteroffizier Peter Köster of EJG 2 shot down a Spitfire
22February1946Gerhard Michalski, a WW2 Ace with 73.00 victories, died on this day
22February1946Knight's Cross recipient Gerhard Michalski of 4./Jagdgeschwader 53 died on this day
22February1988Former British Battle of Britain pilot, F/Lt B. Heath of 611 Squadron, Passed away.
22February2007Commander Sidney Hal Jim Suthers DSC DFC RN, a pilot or airman who has signed some of our artwork, died on this day
22February2009Squadron Leader Tom McPhee CB DFC*, a pilot or airman who has signed some of our artwork, died on this day


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  Eight minutes after the gliders had touched down at LZ-Z the first of the paratroops started to arrive at 1353.  Thirty six C47s over DZ-X dropped the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment at 1403.  On the ground are the discarded chutes of the 2nd Battalion dropped ten minutes earlier.  In the middle distance can be seen the blue smoke used to identify DZ-X, left by the 21st Independent Para Company.  Dropped by the 14 and 59 Sqn/ 61 Troop Carrier Group which had taken off from Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire, the 2nd and 3rd Para Battalions, which dropped slightly earlier had enplaned at Saltby airfield.  Between 1353 and 1408 2276 paratroops jumped at an altitude of between 700 to 900ft..

Arnhem - September 17th 1944 by Graeme Lothian (P)
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Spitfire F Mk21 by Ivan Berryman.
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 Forming part of the Eastern Task Force covering the landings at Normandy in June 1944, the cruiser HMS Mauritius is shown in company with the monitor HMS Roberts and the cruiser HMS Frobisher shelling German batteries at Merville, Houlgate and Benerville as the combined British and American forces embark upon what would become known forever as D-Day.

Operation Neptune by Ivan Berryman (P)
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William F Cody (Buffalo Bill) by Brian Palmer. (P)
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 This painting was inspired by Sir Douglas Haigs order to his troops at the time of the great German offensive. Note the ghostly images of the dead comrades above the soldiers heads. This was Gibbs final battle scene, painted when he was in his eighties.

Backs to the Wall by Robert Gibb. (Y)
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Battle of Crecy.  One of the battles fought during the Hundred Years War, on 26th August 1346. On 12th July Edward III landed in Normandy with his army and marching north plundered the countryside. King Philip VI assembled an army to stop Edward and tracked them across the Somme River. When Edward reached Crecy he stopped and ordered his army to take up defensive positions. King Philip surveyed the English positions and decided to postpone his attack until August 27th. However, the French vanguard pressed forward too far and so committed the entire army to the battle. The hired Genoese crossbowmen began the assault but came under severe attack from the English longbows and so fled to the rear. King Philip then ordered his cavalry to charge resulting in a huge loss of horse and man under the barrage of arrows which rained down on them. By the end of the night after several unsuccessful assaults the French army was reduced by a third and King John of Luxemburg was dead. Edward then turned towards Calais.

The Black Prince Before the Battle of Crecy by Mark Churms.
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Jean Alesi/ Benetton B.196 by Ivan Berryman
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Derby Winners by Peter Deighan.
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 Depicting Englands emphatic 1995 grand slam victory.

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Book cover for Wartime in Cornwall by Chris Collingwood.
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City Hall - London Marathon 2003 by Graeme Lothian.
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 Farmworkers peacefully threshing the harvest in Kent, south-east England, during the long hot summer of 1940, unaware of approaching enemy raiders. For these country folk the war could be a thousand miles away.
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