Hot Pursuit by Nicholas Trudgian during November 1943

during November 1943

Homeward Bound illustrates Dave Shannon's Lancaster AJ-L flying very low over the Dutch coast returning from Operation Chastise

The mighty Mohne dam was breached as was the Eder dam

Of the nineteen Lancaster's that joined the raid eight would not return with a loss of 54 crew members

RAF Victory in Europe Edition

Hot Pursuit by Nicholas Trudgian during November 1943"Hot Pursuit" by Nicholas Trudgian portrays Me109's attacking B 17 formations, defended at altitude by P 51 Mustangs. In the fight two B 17's have been hit and an earlier attacking Me109 streaming smoke, dives out of the fight. The Mustang is set to turn in on the second wave of attacking 109's. Pilots of the Luftwaffe were in almost daily combat with boxed B 17's and escorting long rang fighters, most of the way to their target and home. The print is