As the German aircraft swooped in to rake the wreckage with machine gun fire
no doubt mindful of the tragic fact that he had swapped his front turret for the rear with Sgt Harry Strange before take-off
Major Erich Rudorffer claims one of three Airacobra's shot down on 10th October 1944 as he claims seven victories in a single day in his Fw190 of JG54
At approximately 10:00 AM Bismarcks Captain gave the orders to scuttle the enormous ship
making a tragic total of 21 deaths in this extraordinary tragedy
Undetected by Ivan Berryman. (AP) REG165 As the German aircraft swoopedB0469AP. Undetected by Ivan Berryman. En route to the Ruhr Dams on the night of 16 17 May 1943, P O W C Townsend, demonstrating great skill, flew his aircraft, ED886(G) 'O' Orange below tree top height through a forest firetrap on his way to the Ennepe Dam, a feat carried out by moonlight alone. AJ O made it successfully to its target where the Upkeep bomb was observed to hit the dam, but with no effect, before returning safely to base the following