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Gunther Rall - Black 13 by Ivan Berryman. (P) Bf 109G-2s of III/JG 52 leave their dispersal on the Eastern Front in 1943. Nearest aircraft is Black 13 of Gruppenkommandeur Gunther Rall, then fast approaching his 150th victory. |
Topping Up by David Pentland. (P) Lancaster of 617 Sqn refueling at Scampton, May 1943, in preparation for Operation Chastise. |
Last Days by David Pentland. (P) Berlin, Germany, 24th April 1945. Following an escort mission near the capital, the Ta152H of Stabsschwarm JG301 encountered a group of Soviet Yak 9s. In the ensuing dogfight, Hauptmann Hermann Stahl was shot sown while Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke Green 9 and Oberfeldwebel Walter Loos Green 4 claimed 2 Yaks destroyed each. |
Gunther Rall by Ivan Berryman. (P) With 275 victories credited, Gunther Rall is the third highest scoring Ace in history He was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. |
501 Sqn Scramble by Ivan Berryman. (P) Byron Duckenfield and his 501 Squadron wingman struggle to get airborne in their Hurricanes as the spectacle of the scrambling squadron draws a group of passing motorists out of their vehicle to witness the thunderous noise of the aircraft. |
Sqn Ldr Maurice Brown - No.41 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. (P) Spitfire EB-J of Sqn Ldr Maurice Brown at the height of the Battle of Britain. |
Hurricanes - 85 Squadron by Graeme Lothian. (P) Hawker Hurricanes of No.85 Sqn RAF take off to intercept another enemy raid during the Battle of Britain. |
Ready for the Off - Blenheim of No.25 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. (P) A Royal Air Force Blenheim of No.25 Sqn is prepared for take-off as the crew get ready to board their aircraft. |
Taxi Service by David Pentland. (P) Flt Lt Alex Thom DFC of No. 87 Sqn is ferried back to the airfield of No.87 Sqn in a Master aircraft on 19th August 1942 after his Hurricane made a forced landing at East Den. |
Dogfight - Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. (P) No text for this item |
Ju87 Stukas by Jason Askew. (P) A formation of Stukas featured alongside a portrait of this aircraft's most prolific pilot, Hans-Ulrich Rudel. |
Spitfire Mk.IX - No.441 Sqn RCAF by Graeme Lothian. (P) The Mk.IX Spitfire 9G-K of Flt Lt Frederick Wilson waits on the airfield with two other Spitfires from No.441 Squadron RCAF in May 1944. |
Coastal Command - Avro Anson Mk.I by Ivan Berryman. (P) An Avro Anson Mk.I from Coastal Command is attacked by an Me109. |
The New Knights by David Pentland. (P) Spitfires of No.616 Squadron, September 1940. The aircraft nearest is K4330 QJ-G, the mount of Johnnie Johnson. |
No.615 Sqn Hurricane over Burma by Brian Bateman. (P) Hurricane Mk.IIc of 615 Squadron during late 1942 on a sortie over the Burmese jungle. |
Messerschmitt 262 by Graeme Lothian. (P) Original pencil drawing showing two Me262 jet fighters. Signed by Graeme Lothian only. |
Detroit Miss by Brian Bateman. (P) Urban Ben Drew in his P-51 Mustang Detroit Miss claiming his fifth victory to become an Ace. The German Heinkel He111 was over the Baltic Sea on 18th September 1944 when it was spotted by Ben. Attempting to escape Ben and the two other Mustangs with him, the German aircraft made for the coast, but was shot down and plunged into the sea before making landfall. |
Albert Ball Portrait by Darren Baker. (P) One of the best known Aces of the first world war. |
Unmissable Chance by Ivan Berryman. (P) The nose and tail gunners of Ken Brown's Lancaster ED918(G) F for Freddie pour fire into a train as they pass overhead en route to the Sorpe Dam during the Dambusters raid. |
Taran over the Kuban by David Pentland. (P) Crimea, 7th August 1943. While flying a late afternoon combat patrol with Otto Fonnekolds schwarm, from 5 staffel, JG52, Willi Batz witnessed a taran or ramming attack by a soviet fighter on a Luftwaffe Fw189 artillery spotter. Then a second Spitfire, which Batz mistook for an Aircobra attempted to finish off the crew which had just bailed out. At this point Batz was able to intervene and opened fire on the Spitfire forcing the Russian to take to his own parachute. This was to be his 12th victory, his final tally would be 237. Unfortunately for the German crew they were all captured on landing. |
Take Him, Blue Two by Brian Bateman. (P) Urban Ben Drew scores his second victory, and his first aerial victory, as he claims a Bf109G over Lisieux, France in 1944. His wing leader, Martin Johnson, had his guns jammed as the twisting turning low level dogfight took place, so the frustrated leader quipped to Ben - take him Blue Two. With all four guns in working order Ben took over and shot him down as they passed over a French farmhouse. |
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