Heading for the Convoys by Stephen Brown. SIG1584DHM2483. Heading for the Convoys by Stephen Brown. RAF Catalinas of 210 Squadron over the West Coast of Scotland in 1944. The Consolidated Catalina PBY 5 proved invaluable to the RAF in its efforts to defend the vital convoys from the threat of enemy submarines, particularly during the Battle of the Atlantic. Signed by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough KCB, CBE, DFC, AFC (deceased), Flt. Lt. John A Cruickshank VC, Flt. Lt. John Tattersall and
Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC (deceased)
this superb fighter came close to fighter design perfection by the standards of the day
A few days later Colonel Robert Sink
She was escorted by a Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet
it handled beautifully and - once the mighty Merlin engine had been included - possessed a performance unrivalled by any single piston-engined fighter of World War II
the great German battleship had little choice that to continue steaming for the French coast
Repaired 2nd September
On the morning of April 14
Under the command of 12
DHM1089APB
who has fatally damaged a Zero in a blistering head on encounter
Leutnant Kurt Wuppermann