The Allied convoys faced appalling odds of survival in the endeavour to supply raw materials to Russias only ice free port of Murmansk
Chinook over the Sperrins by David Pentland
especially in the crucial months immediately prior to - and after - D-Day when squadrons of Typhoons operated in 'cab ranks' to smash the German infrastructure and smooth the passage of the invading allied force
Sgt Barry J Howarth (survived)
Wing Commander Roger Morewood (deceased)
Lieutenant Croye Rothes Pithey and Lieutenant Hervey Rhodes, RE.8 by Ivan Berryman. (GL) NRG1216 The Allied convoys faced appallingDHM1650GL. Lieutenant Croye Rothes Pithey and Lieutenant Hervey Rhodes, RE. 8 by Ivan Berryman. The Royal Aircraft Factory RE. 8 (Reconnaissance Experimental 8), or Harry Tate as its crews affectionately called it, was used throughout the Great War to good effect, but was something of an anachronism when pitted against the more modern machines of the Jastas. However, Lieutenants Rothes Pithey and Rhodes scored a credible 10 victories together, sending