HMS Royal Sovereign at the Battle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman. SQN381 A Bristol Fighter attempted to

A Bristol Fighter attempted to intercept a single giant Zeppelin Staaken R

Heinemanns design team had built in a lot of flexibility into the A-26s design

Bad weather over Belgium forced more than half of the fighter cover to abort and return to base

He is shown here with his observer

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HMS Royal Sovereign at the Battle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman. SQN381 A Bristol Fighter attempted toB104. HMS Royal Sovereign at the Battle of Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman. Midday, 21st October 1805, and Admiral Collingwoods flagship, the 100 gun HMS Royal Sovereign, breaks the allied line and delivers a shattering broadside on the Spanish flagship Santa Ana. Making great speed, Collingwoods ship had breached the Franco Spanish line some distance ahead of the rest of his van and the Royal Sovereign suffered heavily as she quickly drew the attentions