Target Y "The Eder Dam Raid",
The Rhur Valley, 17th May 1942 by David Pentland At 0154am, Pilot officer Les Knight in Avro Lancaster
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transmitted the codeword "Dinghy", the signal that the Eder
Dam had been successfully breached. Although the target was undefended
by flak, its location made it extremely difficult to hit. In fact, four
of the five aircraft involved in the attack failed in their attempts and
Knights' was the last available aircraft carrying the last available
bomb!
Christmas Surprise by David Pentland Historic RNAS bombing raid on the German Zepperlin base at
Cuxhaven,
on Christmas day 1914.
Christmas Hunt - Bristol Fighter F2B by David Pentland
139 Squadron RAF in North Italy, December 191
Harry Tate
RE8, France, 1st October 1918
by David Pentland "Lt R Sterling and 2nd Lt J Owens
- while flying contact patrol these officers displayed marked
gallantry and endeavour, flying at altitudes from 500 to 1,000ft for 3
hours they successfully located the enemy defence lines" (Extract
from the commendation for DFC).
"Black
Cat", Indian Ocean 1944 by David Pentland A Catalina flying boat of the Royal Air Force shown
at anchor in the Indian Ocean at night.
Night Reaper 4th May 1942 by David Pentland
Hawker Hurricane IIc of top Czech ace Flt. Lt. K.M. Kuttlewascher,
No.1 (Fighter) Squadron on a night intruder sortie from RAF Tangmere. On
this mission he destroyed three Heinkel III's over their own airfield,
St. Andre, in occupied France.
Can Openers by David Pentland Two Hawker Hurricanes ME11D tank busters of No.6 "Shiny
Six" Squadron about to attack retreating axis mechanised units,
November 1942 at El Alamein.
A Buzz for Beaumont by David Pentland Wing Commander Roland Beaumont in his personal Tempest V, intercepted
and downed his first V1 "Buzzbomb" on the night of June 22nd,
1944, over south east England. As Commander of 150 wing and others he
went on to shoot down a total of 30 V1 flying bombs, 8 enemy aircraft
and 35 locomotives destroyed (plus one minesweeper sunk).
Out of Alex by David Pentland A swordfish from HMS Warspite on patrol off the coast of Egypt, near
the port of Alexandria.
Pattle's First Victory, 4th August 1940 by David Pentland
Gloster Gladiators flown by Flt. Lt. M.T. Pattle and Flying Officer
Johnny Lancaster surprise a flight of Breda 65's from 59A Squadriglia
over Bit Taob El Essem, North Africa. Pattle went on to be top
Commonwealth Air Ace of all time.
Panthers by David Pentland Grumman panther F9F / 5's of Marine Squadron VM311
flown by Boston Redsox Baseball star Ted Williams and future
Astronaut John Glenn take off from K3 Airbase Pohang, on a ground
support mission.
Dove of Peace by David Pentland P51D of Colonel Glenn Duncan C.O. of the 353rd Fighter Group, along
with "Betty-E" flown by Lt. Colonel Wayne Blickenstaff, taking
off on one of their last missions of the war, April 1945.
"Doolittle Raider" Tokyo, April 18th 1942 by David Pentland
Aircraft number 2247, flown by Lt McElroy, attacks the Yokosuka Yard
near Tokyo. He was one of the 18 B25 Mitchell bombers which took part in
the famous retaliatory raid on Japan.
Turning Point by David Pentland 6th August 1945, Col. Paul Tibbets puts his aircraft, Enolo Gay, into
a violent turn to evade the blast of the atomic bomb on the Japanese
city of Hiroshima. This marked a turning point in the war and history.
Mission to Yokahama, Japan, June 1944 by David Pentland
Boeing B29 Superfortresses of the
USAAF 40th Bomb Group come under attack from a Kawasaki Ki64 Hein (Tony)
of the Japanese Army Airforces 244th Sentai.
The Hunt for U-boat 134 by David Pentland
Lockheed Vega PV-1 (VB32 Squadron) in the Santaren Channel. From this
point on the U-boat was hunted and harassed only to be sunk in the Bay
of Biscay.
Zemke's First Fan by David Pentland
On the 12th May 1944, Col. Hubert Zemke tried his new "fan"
tactic, designed to engage Luftwaffe fighters. Unfortunately on this
occasion his aircraft was bounced by German ace Major Gunther Rall in
his ME109 G-6(AS), and escaped only by sending his P47-D Thunderbolt
into a gut wrenching dive.
Red Stars Over Berlin, August 12th 1941 by David Pentland
On Stalin's personal orders, Petlyako PE-8 bombers, led by the hero
of the Soviet Union, Major General Mikhal V. Vodopyanov, carry out their
only raid on the German capital of Berlin.
Czech-Mate by David Pentland French Armee de L'air Curtiss Hawk 75A's flown by Czech ace
Frantisele Pevina and his squadron Commander Captaine Jean Accaut, dive
on unsuspecting Junker Ju87B's (Stukas) during the Battle of France
1940.
