Sledgehammer by Ivan Berryman. (GS) NRG1170B0510GS. Sledgehammer by Ivan Berryman. Regarded by some in the Air Ministry as a failed fighter, the mighty Hawker Typhoon was unrivalled as a ground attack aircraft, especially in the crucial months immediately prior to and after D Day when squadrons of Typhoons operated in 'cab ranks' to smash the German infrastructure and smooth the passage of the invading allied force. This aircraft is Mk. 1B (MN570) of Wing Commander R E P Brooker of 123 Wing
each member of that historic team had entered British Rugby folklore
innovator and prankster
Walter Krupinski then transferred to the Eastern Front and had scored more than 50 victories by the end of 1942
An American pilot who joined the British Royal Air Force in 1940
Two Spitfire Mk
For their part the Tigers accounted for 13 T34s
The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi on 4th July 1879
oil on canvas
Wing Commander Ken Mackenzie was a formidable opponent during the Battle of Britain - even without any weaponry as on the occasion depicted here
HX966 Flow by F/O Michael Lewis Brownlow Frankson (pilot) RAFVR and Navigator P/O David Edward Cake RAFVR Crashed in front of the Purit factory (now NORIT) near Klazienaveen
one of which was HMS Indomitable
perhaps its most notable role being that of flagship to the British Task Force that was sent to liberate the Falkland Islands following the Argentine invasion of 1982