Tribute to Basil Stapleton by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SQN241 bloated targets for ground artillery

bloated targets for ground artillery as well as the brave pilots of the RFC

The young aircrews of the Luftwaffe fought a brave but losing battle in defence of their homeland

Brigadier General Ran Ronen Peker

By all accounts

became the first Royal Air Force unit to become operational flying the Mosquito B

Tribute to Basil Stapleton by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SQN241 bloated targets for ground artilleryDHM6705AP. Tribute to Basil Stapleton by Ivan Berryman. Spitfire Ace Basil Gerald Stapme Stapleton achieved Ace status with 6 victories during the Battle of Britain in 1940. He is shown here in his Spitfire XT L of No. 603 Sqn during combat with German Ace Franz von Werra the German ultimately survived being shot down over Kent in this encounter. Stapleton went on to fly Typhoons before himself being forced down behind enemy lines and captured in