Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack. (B) SIG380C the aircraft of Wing Commander

the aircraft of Wing Commander Peter Wykeham-Barnes (14 + 3 shared)

published in the 1980s

The Soviet bridgehead across the lower river Gran threatened the important oilfields at Komorn

and shadowed the fleet at low altitude for several hours

sprang their luff

Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack. (B) SIG380C the aircraft of Wing CommanderSA0002B. Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack. When the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered Brest in March, 1941, between them they had sunk a total of 22 ships during their North Atlantic operations. Laying in port however, they became a target for constant air attack, Scharnhorst being damaged by bombs, and in February 1942 the decision was made to break out with the famous Channel Dash. Scharnhorst led the flotilla in a daring