Among those brave few was the eighteen year old Geoffrey Wellum
Camp Bastion
the Fairey Battle nonetheless played a vital role in the early years of WWII
Scharnhorst was never to escape the clutches of the British and Norwegian forces for
a four man patrol from G Squadron boat troop were tasked to patrol to the summit of Mount Kent to see if it was clear
Gold Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944 by David Pentland. (P) AIT400 Among those brave few wasDHM1839P. Gold Beach, Normandy, 6th June 1944. Royal Engineers Churchill AVREs of 6th Assault Regiment, 81st Squadron and DD Shermans of the 4 7th Dragoon Guards. Both units were part of perhaps the most important formation involved in the British and Canadian landings, the 79th Armoured Division or Funnies. Composed of a variety of armoured vehicles, designed to support the beach assault troops, they included mine flails, bunker busters, carpet