303 Squadron took off from Northolt at 1937 hrs to take part in Circus No
1 Triplane with which he is more often associated
and their part in the events that followed was as significant as it was tragic
Japanese Battleship Fuso by Randall Wilson
Mid Atlantic Dawn by Ivan Berryman. (GS) NRG1050 303 Squadron took off fromDHM6920GS. Mid Atlantic Dawn by Ivan Berryman. Upon hearing the news that Admiral Villeneuve and his squadron had headed across the Atlantic to the West Indies, Nelson, in HMS Victory, set off in pursuit early in June, 1805, in the hope of engaging the French there, thus preventing them from combining with the Spanish fleet that were blockaded in Cadiz. Nelsons squadron comprised the 74 gun Amazon, Swiftsure, Belleisle, Canopus, Conqueror, Donegal,