Scramble by Gerald Coulson. (B) SIG395 1s of Flik 17/D are

1s of Flik 17/D are shown on patrol in March 1918

Depicting Dauntless and Devastator attacking the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi during the Battle of Midway

can be seen having just dropped the last of the groups bombs

In this small compound the garrison would fight for their lives throughout most of the coming night

are: Indomptable (Fr) Rhin (Fr) Santa Ana (Sp) Royal Sovereign (Br) and Fougeux (Fr)

Scramble by Gerald Coulson. (B) SIG395 1s of Flik 17/D areGC0189B. Scramble by Gerald Coulson. A telephone rings at a typical flight dispersal: a call from Operations sends pilots and ground crew running for aircraft ready fuelled and armed. A mechanic starts the engine of the spitfire in the foreground and it explodes into life, blasting out blue exhaust gases, the slipstream flattening the grass and kicking up dust. A young sergeant pilot with feelings a mixture of fear and excitement, runs for his