Fairey Battle Mk.I by Ivan Berryman. OPN66B0301. Fairey Battle Mk. I by Ivan Berryman. Fairey Battle HA J of No. 218 Sqn is taken by surprise by the close pass of a Bf109E over France. The squadron were based at Auberive sur Suippes in 1939, and as part of the Advance Air Striking Force of the RAF during the Battle of France, suffered heavy losses. An aircraft carrying the codes HA J was shot down by flak on the afternoon of 12th May 1940. The three crew of aircraft K9353, J B Horner, L C
often called the Gunfighter
leads a flight of Mustangs of the 434th Fighter Squadron
effectively
against Japanese counterattacks to take the city
the group was re-assigned to intercept enemy aircraft in the region of Limburg almost immediately the pilots were airborne
Already the German Panzer Divisions are in full retreat
The German ships Prinz Eugen
Supermarine Spitfire by Graeme Lothian
from where Dennis Barry led the Squadron on a victory fly past at the Copenhagen air show
The epic Battle of Kandahar made Roberts one of the great Victorian military heroes
Victory for Red Section by Brian Bateman
claiming 29 victories before being shot down and taken prisoner early in 1942