Jürgen Oesten was awarded the Knight's Cross and sunk a shipping tonnage in excess of 100
Joint exercise between a RNLI Lifeboat and a Royal Air Force Westland Wessex from 72 Squadron off the coast of Northern Ireland
The remarkable Fairey Swordfish served with distinction throughout WWII
We were brought to readiness in the middle of lunch and scrambled to intercept mixed bag of 100+ Heinkel IIIs and DO 17s approaching Portsmouth from the South
he held the enemy at bay while the barricades were being raised
Target Bearing 270 by Robert Taylor (AP) REG170 Jürgen Oesten was awarded theDHM2305AP. Target Bearing 270 by Robert Taylor. At sunrise on 12 November, 1944, led by Wing Commander James Tait, Lancasters of 617 Squadron RAF prepare to make their bombing run on the German battleship Tirpitz, lying in the Norwegian fjord at Tromso. Signed by Flying Officer C B R Fish, Squadron Leader Tony Iveson DFC (deceased), Flt Lieutenant Bob Knights DSO, DFC (deceased) and Squadron Leader E A Wass AE. Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper