At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack. (AP) SQN300 HMS Belfast During the Battle

HMS Belfast During the Battle of North Cape by Randall Wilson

Blitzkrieg by Mark Churms

The image shows Lancaster AJ-A attacking the Mohne dam

American pilot Joe McCarthy had been forced to switch to the reserve aircraft due to technical difficulties and subsequently took off slightly later than his less fortunate comrades

Soon a rubber inflatable will be launched from the Fort

At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack. (AP) SQN300 HMS Belfast During the BattleDHM2607AP. At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack. A scene played out daily by Fighter Command squadrons throughout the defining air battles fought in the summer of 1940. Mk I Hurricanes of 249 Squadron are seen returning to North Weald after heavy action over London during the culmination of the Battle of Britain in September of that year. It is evening, and the squadron has been operational since first light. Most of the pilots have flown four