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Rorkes Drift by Chris Collingwood. (P) No text for this item |
Stemming the Tide, Straussberg, East of Berlin, 19th April 1945 by David Pentland. (P) Tiger II 314 of Unterscharfurher Georg Diers supported by Oberscharfurher Bootsman of SS Heavy Tank Battalion 503, knocked out 13 T34s in 19 minutes. |
Walter Schuck by Brian Bateman. (P) Walter Schuck of JG5 returns after a successful sortie. Schuck finished the war with 206 victories. |
Early Risers by David Pentland. (P) Gramatikovo, Russia, 19th March 1944. Oberleutnant Walter Wolfrum (Black 15) and wingman of 5 Staffel JG52 take off on a dawn patrol. By the end of the day Oberleutnant Wolfrum would have accounted for 5 Soviet aircraft. |
British Tommy, 1916 by Chris Collingwood. (P) No text for this item |
Coastal Command - Avro Anson Mk.I by Ivan Berryman. (P) An Avro Anson Mk.I from Coastal Command is attacked by an Me109. |
Boarding Call by David Pentland. (P) Southern England, D-Day, 6th June 1944. U.S. Paratroopers of 101st Airborne Division awaiting H-hour, and the call to board their DC 3 Dakota transports. |
Gefechtsverband Kuhlmey by Jason Askew. (P) The unit participated in large battles of summer 1944 during the Finnish-Soviet continuation war. The unit flew some 2,700 missions against the enemy and dropped 770 tonnes of bombs on the enemy. It destroyed over 150 Soviet aircraft, about 200 tanks, dozens of bridges and transport vessels. Twenty-three of the pilots died and 24 were wounded in battle. The unit lost 41 of its aircraft. The detachment consisted of some 70 airworthy aircraft to support the 200 strong Finnish force, but its operational strength varied due to losses, additions and troop movements. |
Tiger Legend - Ernst Barkmann by Jason Askew. (P) Two portraits of legendary Tiger tank commander Ernst Barkmann, alongside an example of the much feared Tiger tank. |
Tribute to the 617 Sqn Dambusters Crew of Lancaster AJ-P by David Pentland. (P) The image shows Lancaster AJ-P attacking the Mohne dam. Alongside is the portrait of AJ-P pilot Flt Lt H B Martin. This aircraft was the third to attack the Mohne dam, and although the bomb was dropped successfully, it veered to the side of the dam and exploded off target. The aircraft returned safely. Crew of P for Popsie : Pilot : Flt Lt H B Martin Flight Engineer : Plt Off I Whittaker Navigator : Flt Lt J F Leggo Wireless Operator : Flg Off L Chambers Bomb Aimer : Flt Lt R C Hay Front Gunner : Plt Off B T Foxlee Rear Gunner : Flt Sgt T D Simpson. |
Stonewall Jackson by Chris Collingwood (P) No text for this item |
Stug and Motorbike by Jason Askew. (P) Stug Mk.III |
Into the Schwarm by Ivan Berryman. (P) The lone Spitfire of Maurice Peter Brown of No.41 Sqn, single-handedly attacks a group of eight Me109s on 25th October 1940. |
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. |
Gold Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. (P) Royal Engineers Churchill AVREs of 6th Assault Regiment, 81st Squadron and DD Shermans of the 4/7th Dragoon Guards. Both units were part of perhaps the most important formation involved in the British and Canadian landings, the 79th Armoured Division or Funnies. Composed of a variety of armoured vehicles, designed to support the beach assault troops, they included mine flails, bunker busters, carpet layers, and amphibious tanks. |
Douglas Bader by Stephen Doig. (P) No text for this item |
Oberfahnrich Heinrich Rondorf - Jagdtiger at Bay by David Pentland. (P) Iserlohn, Rhur, 15th April 1945. In the closing days of the war, US forces surrounded the town of Iserlohn. Lying in wait, Oberfanrich Rondorf destroyed 3 of the advancing Shermans, bringing his total score of enemy tanks destroyed to 106 - at least 5 of these in the giant Jagdtiger. This action was the last for Panzerjager Battalion 512, as it surrendered itself and the town the following day. |
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