899 squadron was dismantled to provide pilot and aircraft for the Fleet Carrier HMS Indefatigable to which Victor found himself attached
Red 5 : Flt Lt Jim Turner
and the Ju87 destroyed more Allied shipping than all other German aircraft put together during WW II
The Mighty Hood as she was known
For their outstanding contribution to the war in the South Pacific
Crippled but Unconquered: The Belleisle at Trafalgar, October 21st 1895 by W. L Wyllie ART182 899 squadron was dismantled toNBP0377. Crippled but Unconquered: The Belleisle at Trafalgar, October 21st 1895 by W. L Wyllie At the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21 1805, HMS Belleisle, a British 74 gun ship under Captain William Hargood, was one of the first ships to engage the enemy. As part of Admiral Collingwood's column, she became isolated and surrounded by as many as four French and Spanish ships. Despite being heavily damaged, losing all her masts, and nearly