Help from the sky, near Korsun, Russia, 13th February 1944 by David Pentland. SCN135 Never was the welcome at

Never was the welcome at the inn more warmly appreciated than on Christmas Eve 1944

captures the very essence of this formidable fighter

Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are attacked by Swordfish torpedo bombers during The Channel Dash

whilst 056 flew 51 missions in combat before it was lost on 30 March following a catastrophic systems failure over the Persian Gulf

Signed by Flight Lieutenant Derek Lovell

Help from the sky, near Korsun, Russia, 13th February 1944 by David Pentland. SCN135 Never was the welcome atDP0123. Help from the sky, near Korsun, Russia, 13th February 1944 by David Pentland. Heavy Tank Regiment Bake was temporarily created as part of the forces gathered to breakthrough to the besieged Army Corps trapped in the Korsun (or Tscherkassy) pocket. Led by Oberstleutnant Dr. Bake it consisted of Heavy Tank Battalion 503, the panther battalion of Panzer Regiment 23, and a battalion of artillery, engineers and mountain troops. This powerful unit