1938 Kings Cup by Michael Turner AIT101GT83. 1938 Kings Cup by Michael Turner. Alex Henshaw in his winning Mew Gull, swoops low over Hatfield airfield, followed by Giles Guthries Mew Gull and Les Cliffs Hawk Major. Seen on the ground are Geoffrey de Havillands Tk 2 and D. H. Comet G ACSS. The winners race average of 252. 25 mph is the fastest ever recorded by a British winning aircraft. Signed by Alex Henshaw M. B. E. (deceased) Limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 20 inches x 17
Helmut Lent flew Me110s with ZG76
Protected only by the narrow waters of the English Channel
The German bombers cleared the North Downs with feet to spare and spread out into attack formation as they lined up on the hangars at Kenley
Major John B Kidd
Image size 25 inches x 13 inches (64cm x 33cm)
With the arrival of the long-range fighter the heavy bombers of the USAAF could now be escorted all the way to the German capital and back so whilst the RAF pounded Berlin at night
Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords Presentation Edition of 3 publishers proofs
Only about 60% of the cadets made it through the program
following the severe Spartan defeat at the Battle of Arginusae
77 Squadron flying Whitleys from Driffield
Made up purely from experienced volunteers
Crucial to every squadron in the RAF were the unsung heroes of World War II - the ground crew