1938 Kings Cup by Michael Turner AIT101

1938 Kings Cup by Michael Turner AIT101GT83. 1938 Kings Cup by Michael Turner. Alex Henshaw in his winning Mew Gull, swoops low over Hatfield airfield, followed by Giles Guthries Mew Gull and Les Cliffs Hawk Major. Seen on the ground are Geoffrey de Havillands Tk 2 and D. H. Comet G ACSS. The winners race average of 252. 25 mph is the fastest ever recorded by a British winning aircraft. Signed by Alex Henshaw M. B. E. (deceased) Limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 20 inches x 17

Helmut Lent flew Me110s with ZG76

Protected only by the narrow waters of the English Channel

The German bombers cleared the North Downs with feet to spare and spread out into attack formation as they lined up on the hangars at Kenley

Major John B Kidd

Image size 25 inches x 13 inches (64cm x 33cm)

With the arrival of the long-range fighter the heavy bombers of the USAAF could now be escorted all the way to the German capital and back so whilst the RAF pounded Berlin at night

Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Presentation Edition of 3 publishers proofs

Only about 60% of the cadets made it through the program

following the severe Spartan defeat at the Battle of Arginusae

77 Squadron flying Whitleys from Driffield

Made up purely from experienced volunteers

Crucial to every squadron in the RAF were the unsung heroes of World War II - the ground crew