Merlins in the Mist Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c This 'Halibag' (as it was

This 'Halibag' (as it was affectionately known) of 431 Sqdn

Used extensively as a suicide aircraft towards the end of the Second World War as a desperate attempt to turn the war in their favour

Later in the morning they would be in intense dogfights defending the Nation’s capital

overall size 24" x 19"

I like taking views that the rambler sometimes misses

Merlins in the Mist Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c This 'Halibag' (as it wasSpitfires of 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force waits for the sun to clear the mist from RAF Kenley on the 19th August 1940. This Squadron remained on the front line for some of the most intense fighting of the Battle of Britain. Pilot Officer Walker was posted directly to 616 Squadron on the 18th June 1940. In combat over Dover on August 26th Walker was shot down and bailed out wounded in the foot, he was rescued by the Royal