Boyington led his Black Sheep pilots through two combat tours before being brought down himself and taken prisoner
On most missions the Eighth Air Force aircrews had to contend with both
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Roger Austin KCB AFC
The squadron moved south from Drem airfield in East Lothian on August 14th 1940 to relieve the already battered no
- Our job was to go after this shipping and sink it - recalled Wing Commader Colin Milson
Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. (D) BAT149 Boyington led his Black SheepDHM1022D. Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. The battle for Prokhorovka marked the high water mark of the German southern drive for Kursk. At the apex of the thrust were the 14 tiger tanks of the 13 Heavy Tank Company, 1st SS Panzer Division Liebstandarte, led by Michael Wittman. Their advance was eventually thwarted, however, by the epic charge of the Soviet 29th Guards Tank Corps, as part of 5th Guards Tank Armys