Breaking the Gran Bridgehead by David Pentland. (AP) SQN354 The twin engine B-25 Mitchell

The twin engine B-25 Mitchell bomber was selected by Doolittle for the mission and practice indicated that it should be possible to launch these aircraft from a carrier deck with less than 500 feet of runway

the two ships inflicting the most terrible damage upon one another in the early stages of the battle

Supplied with the original signature of Lieutenant Ted Briggs RN (deceased)

Pilot Sergeant Arthur Louis Aaron DFM was awarded the Victoria Cross

Now hear this: Army pilots

Breaking the Gran Bridgehead by David Pentland. (AP) SQN354 The twin engine B-25 MitchellDP0112AP. Breaking the Gran Bridgehead by David Pentland. Hungary, 18th February 1945. The Soviet bridgehead across the lower river Gran threatened the important oilfields at Komorn. To deal with it, Heavy tank battalion 503 was attached to the elite Hoch und Deutschmeister Division. Then in conjunction with the 12th SS Hitlerjugend Division to the north the operation was launched and the bridgehead successfully crushed. Signed by Oberstleutnant