Prelude to Taranto by Ivan Berryman. (B) SIG157 Death of the Bismarck by

Death of the Bismarck by Brian Wood

when E-0234 first flew on 25th November 1940

in eastern Prussia

The losses during the battle were 52 British officers and 806 non-commissioned ranks were killed and 471 Africans died fighting for the British

one by the Red Baron himself and two by his brother

Prelude to Taranto by Ivan Berryman. (B) SIG157 Death of the Bismarck byDHM6253B. Prelude to Taranto by Ivan Berryman. Prior to the British attack on the Italian battle fleet moored in Taranto Harbour in November 1940, the job of obtaining the very latest photo reconnaissance fell to the maverick pilot Adrian 'Warby' Warburton. Flying a requisitioned Martin Maryland, Warburton undertook a series of breathtakingly low level passes across the ships moored in the harbour, cheating a hail of anti aircraft fire and flak to