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Postcard Set 9 (David Pentland)
PS9. Postcard Set 9 (David Pentland) set of 8 postcards, including : Barkmanns Corner, Frozen Chosin, Dawn Descent, Paddys Troopers, Action at Arras, The Last Patrol, Retreat from the Yalu, Operation Bluecoat. Each postcard 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
Items in this pack :
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P792. Barkmann's Corner by David Pentland. Ernst Barkmanns (Das Reich, 2nd SS Panzer Division) famous day long solo engagement against an American Armoured breakthrough towards St. Lo, Normandy, 26th July 1944. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P785. Frozen Chosin, Korea, December 1950 by David Pentland. On 27th November 1950, thousands of Chinese troops swarmed over the frozen Yalu river on the North Korean /Chinese border, cutting off US Marines in the Chosin Reservoir area. Over the next ten days the marines with air support from both the Navy and Marine Air Wings fought their way out of the trap to Hungnam and safety. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P589. Dawn Descent by David Pentland. A C130 Hercules MK1 from RAF Lynham Transport Wing, delivers a low level Brigade drop of Airbourne forces over Salisbury Plain. The C130 Hercules is the workhorse of the Royal Air Force Air Transport (AT) fleet and is based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, where it is operated by Nos 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons. The fleet totals 50 aircraft and is a mixture of C1/C3 aircraft and the new C-130J aircraft, designated C4/C5. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P788. Paddy's Troopers, The Sidi Haneish Road, 17th July 1942 by David Pentland. Captain R. Blair Paddy Mayne, and men of L detachment SAS, stop to discuss their location en route to Sidi Haneish airfield. The raid was a major victory, especially for the newly acquired jeeps, which played an important part in the destruction of some 40 enemy aircraft for the loss of one man. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P839. Operation Bluecoat, Normandy, 30th July 1944 by David Pentland. Churchill MkIV tank of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade (comprised of 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards, 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards and 3rd Battalion Scots Guards), pass infantry of the 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Battle for Caumont. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P838. Retreat from the Yalu by David Pentland. M19 self-propelled antiaircraft guns guns of the 82nd Battalion give cover to the M46 Patton tanks and men of the US Armys 2nd Division during their hazardous retreat south from the Yalu River, following the surprise Chinese winter offensive. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P581. The Last Patrol by David Pentland. A pair of ME109 G-14s of 9th Staffel, Jagdgeswader 54 (Greenheart Wing) make a final sortie during the last days of March 1945. Postcard Overall size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
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P840. Action at Arras, France, 21st May 1940 by David Pentland. 88mm AA guns of the 23rd Flak Regiment, used as anti-tank guns by orders of Rommel himself, are shown firing on British Matilda tanks of 4th/7th Royal Tank Regiment. Postcard Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)
Website Price: £ 16.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £17.60 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £1.6
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