the young ace scored a total of 48 confirmed victories before being brought down by Lieutenant Rhys Davids on the very day that he was due to go on leave
Gruppenkommander III/JG26 Schlageter
3 guns were knocked out before they could be brought into action and two more were disabled soon afterwards
Weald of Kent by Graeme Lothian
DSO and 2 Bars
Tribute to Sgt Ray Shaw, RAAF by Ivan Berryman. (APB) WAR50 the young ace scored aB0483APB. 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