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1. Wing Commander Alfred ‘Ken’ Gatward after his return from leading
an anti-shipping operation with 404 “Buffalo” Squadron RCAF
2. Maria Dolina (1922–2010) was a Soviet pilot and acting squadron
commander o
f the 125th “Marina M. Raskova” Borisov Guards dive bomber Regiment.
3. The often forgotten Squadron Ground Crew
Members of No.1 Squadron RCAF ground crew tend to a Hawker Hurricane.
While Leading Aircraftman P.J. Thurgeon removes the port wheel,
because of faulty brakes,
Sergeant Bob Fair checks to see if the craft should go into maintenance
to be repaired.
Often forgotten, No.1’s ground crew worked tirelessly to keep the
aircraft in good repair;
without them the squadron could not have flown.
4. De Havilland Mosquito Mk II of No. 157 Squadron RAF refuelling
at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. 16 June 1943
5. Ground operations around a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7 of the Luftwaffe’s
Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG27)
possibly during it’s brief operational spell in Gela, Sicily between
the 3rd and 24th of May 1941
6. A quick dedication to the last surviving Dambusters pilot, Sqn.Ldr.
Les Munro, who has died at the age of 96.
7. Rouvres airfield, France, winter of 1939/40. On a cold, misty
day, Sergeant T. B. G. ‘Titch’ Pyne,
a British pilot serving with 73 Squadron, smiles as he watches two
armourers
rearming the .303 Browning MGs of his Hawker Hurricane Mk I.
8. The famous British Spitfire.
9. Kamikaze rockets were in the hands of the Japanese
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)
10. Building Mosquito Aircraft at the De Havilland Factory in Hatfield,
1943
11. Building Mosquito Aircraft at the De Havilland Factory in Hatfield,
1943
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