Help from the sky, near Korsun, Russia, 13th February 1944 by David Pentland. SCN135 1st Battalion The Queens Lancashire

1st Battalion The Queens Lancashire Regiment by David Rowlands

captures the very essence of this formidable fighter

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

and the mission was partially aborted

Help from the sky, near Korsun, Russia, 13th February 1944 by David Pentland. SCN135 1st Battalion The Queens LancashireDP0123. 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