Nine-o-Nine by Stan Stokes. (B) PER532 and carried a compliment of

and carried a compliment of Aichi E16A1 Zuiun reconaissance aircraft which were code named Paul by the Allies

Soldiers aboard a Merlin helicopter over Helmand Province

Unfortunately Pip was not officially recognised for his part in the action

Lother Gunther Buchheim based his famous novel The Boat on his voyage aboard U96 in the early days of World War Two

Mallard at Cockburns Path by Barry Price

Nine-o-Nine by Stan Stokes. (B) PER532 and carried a compliment ofSTK0105B. Nine o Nine by Stan Stokes. One of only fourteen B 17s that still fly, the Collings Foundation is the proud owner and operator of B 17G serial no. 44 83575. This aircraft was built on April 7, 1945 in Long Beach, CA by Douglas Aircraft under license from Boeing. She served as part of the Air Sea 1st Rescue Squadron and in the Air Transport Service. She was subject to three separate nuclear explosions. After a thirteen year cool down period