Channel Dash Heroes by Philip West. (AP) WAR30 S1595 at a speed of

S1595 at a speed of 340mph

For want of a substitute he flies his own red jacket from the pole

The aircraft in the foreground bears the name Alabama Rammer Jammer

(25cm x 33cm)

the colour schemes of many Felixstowe flying boats were unusually garish during the closing months of World War 1

Channel Dash Heroes by Philip West. (AP) WAR30 S1595 at a speed ofDHM1669AP. Channel Dash Heroes by Philip West. The Straits of Dover, 12th February 1942. Sub Lieutenant Edgar Lee helps his badly wounded pilot, Sub Lieutenant Brian Rose from the cockpit of their downed Swordfish, before it sinks into the depths of the English Channel following their brave attack on the mighty German fleet. Six Royal Navy Swordfish aircraft manned by 18 aircrew attacked the German warships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, with