A DSO for Cheshire by Ivan Berryman. SIG1353B0429. 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
/JG300 kicks up the dust as he taxies his Fw190 A-8 Red One from its forest hiding place into the sunlight in preparation for take-off
the group destroyed no fewer than 105 enemy aircraft in two blishtering airfield attacks
and features Jacobites from the left wing
a scene repeated on many occasions in the summer of 1940
and defeated a major enemy stronghold on the outskirts of Basra
Each aircraft carried the ingenious Upkeep mine
This aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters on this mission
Posted to 64 Squadron on 1st July 1940
Henry Tudor
managed to return safely to base
6th June 1944 (Dakotas) by Ivan Berryman
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