A DSO for Cheshire by Ivan Berryman. (C) SIG827B0429C. A DSO for Cheshire by Ivan Berryman. On the night of 12th 13th November 1940, Whitley V P5005 found itself slightly off course above the primary target due to problems with the intercom. Changing instead to a secondary target, some railway marshalling yards near Cologne, Pilot Officer Leonard Cheshire suddenly felt his aircraft rocked by a series of violent explosions that caused a severe fire to break out in the fuselage, filling the cockpit
672 tons of food
Lightning Encounter by Nicolas Trudgian
September 1942 by David Pentland
He claimed a probable Bf109 on 6th June
On 27 March 1942
He returned to his unit and continued flying until the end of the war
Returning to England 20th May 1940 (having destroyed a Do17 and an ME109) he went on to destroy a further three enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain
Eddie drove in three Indy 500 races
culminating in Deputy Chief of Air Staff from 1967 until retirement in 1969
Just as the Mk IX Spitfire held the mantle as Britains most outstanding combat fighter of the war
The Hawker Tempest was the fastest interceptor available
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