First Light by Gerald Coulson. REG231 Under heavy fire from artillery

Under heavy fire from artillery

Doolittle had 50 gallons of additional fuel stowed on each aircraft as well as a dinghy and survival supplies for the likely ditchings at sea which would now take place

The USS Wasp launches Spitfires of 601 and 603 Squadrons towards Malta in a desperate

two more enemy fighters were left to escape but the pilot knew that under the strict leadership of Colonel Benjamin O Davis

Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 36cm)

First Light by Gerald Coulson. REG231 Under heavy fire from artilleryDHM2588. First Light by Gerald Coulson. In Gerald Coulsons fine study First Light, Mk Vb Spitfires of 92 Squadron climb out of Biggin Hill at the outset of an early morning patrol on a cold winters morning in February 1941. Leaving the mist behind as the first beams of light streak across the heavens, they will turn to the east and steel themselves to meet the enemy, high in the dawn sky. Only 7 prints now available. Signatories: Sqn Ldr Geoffrey