Brandenburg D.1 by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SQN307

Brandenburg D.1 by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SQN307DHM1754GS. Brandenburg D. 1 by Ivan Berryman. Designed by the great Ernst Heinkel, the diminutive D. 1 was an essential stop gap that provided the Austro Hungarian pilots with a front line fighter until they were able to re equip with Albatros scouts in the Summer of 1917. This little aircraft performed well and was generally held in high regard by its pilots, although it did have some shortcomings, namely that forward vision was extremely limited and

The brave young pilot who refused to be treated

HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Maori combed the area of the sinking for survivors

in occupied France

5 inches x 5

Flying impossibly low en route to the Sorpe Dam on the night of 16th/17th May 1943 as part of Operation Chastise

Diving down and releasing their bombs before escaping at tree top height they destroyed 4 large containers and several smaller ones

Prince Alberts Somerset Light Infantry by Richard Caton Woodville

The second group was not so lucky

but the teddy bear he carried behind the cockpit was just for luck

both of Hopgood's port engines took direct hits and burst into flames

After the charge up the valley and taking huge losses

with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot