Killed in action 28/29 April 1943 on Lancaster GB408. Particulars of Death Aircraft was shot down by a German night fighter, 29 April 1943 in vicinity of Leba (near Lauenburg, Germany). Body washed ashore and buried in Leba. Lancaster ED408; Crew were 1315743 Sergeant G. Elsworthy (pilot...
Wing Commander – Pilot – Bombers/Fighters Volunteer Trinidad ETS, trained Piarco 1st Course. Awarded DSO, DFC [source: CMHA] Served with 600 Squadron in North Africa and Italy flying Mosquito nightfighters and later Hurricanes. [source: Ben Paton, see comment below]...
CLASSIC TALES OF WW2 AERIAL DERRING-DO but in the end they were never used. But the very fast Mosquito - the so-called 'wooden wonder', due to its lightweight construction - excelled on... I Ballantyne - 《Warships International Fleet Review》 被引量: 0发表: 2023年 NIGHT-FIGHTER DUELS...
It was the brightest moonlit night I had ever seen. It was almost like day and there was little or no cloud.We saw many fighters and the target was surrounded by lots of anti-aircraft guns. I think I am right when I say that there we were the only 78 Sqdn aircraft to get there....
I am sure his public demands no such thing. I suspect most people expect the RAF to defend the country, not play silly Greta games. And “diverting investment from equipment and platforms” will greatly harm our defences, not to mention putting the lives
so I worried more about that. He said he was bleeding a lot an felt very weak.We had already left the combat zone. The enemy fighters had withdrawn, but it was still a little more than an hour flight. I was constantly calling until I stopped listening about ten minutes before reaching...
The Lancaster had three gun turrets, used to defend the aircraft against enemy fighters during long-range bombing raids. [Source: www.movinghere.org.uk –Imperial War Museum (IWM) Reference: CH12263] 605500 – L.O. Lynch – Jamaica – Sgt. Air Gunner UK 4.5.43 178235 – P/O – DFM...
Wing Commander – Pilot – Bombers/Fighters Volunteer Trinidad ETS, trained Piarco 1st Course. Awarded DSO, DFC [source: CMHA] Served with 600 Squadron in North Africa and Italy flying Mosquito nightfighters and later Hurricanes. [source: Ben Paton, see comment below]...
so I worried more about that. He said he was bleeding a lot an felt very weak.We had already left the combat zone. The enemy fighters had withdrawn, but it was still a little more than an hour flight. I was constantly calling until I stopped listening about ten minutes before reaching...
which by the early 1960s had almost entirely ousted the piston engine in the RAF. The great increase in speed and climb conferred by jet engines pointed to their value in fighters, and it was in this field that reequipment first took place, the early Meteors and Vampires leading on to th...