The Mamelukes (translated as one who is owned from Arabic) were an ethnically diverse group of slave-soldiers
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faraway places with exotic names such as Mindinao
Charlie Brown of the USAAF was flying his first mission as aircraft commander of B-17
Tribute to Sgt Ray Shaw, RAAF by Ivan Berryman. (B) AIT386 The Mamelukes (translated as oneB0483B. Tribute to Sgt Ray Shaw, RAAF by Ivan Berryman. Whilst flying Curtiss Kittyhawk AK726 (O) on 22nd February 1942, Sgt Ray Shaw, assisted by Sgts Beste, Shillabeer and Kierath in similar aircraft, became the first pilot to score a victory for 450 Sqn RAAF, sending down a Ju. 88A4 south east of Gazala, Libya. The German aircraft, coded 7A+NH from 1.(F)121, suffered terminal damage to an engine and crash landed in the desert, where the crew were