Hard Hitter by Ivan Berryman. (F) SIG86B0370F. Hard Hitter by Ivan Berryman. Whilst in command of 609 Sqn in January 1944, F Lt (later Wing Commander) J R Baldwin, leading a small formation of Hawker Typhoon 1Bs, encountered thirty Focke Wulf Fw190s and engaged them in a furious battle. Nine enemy aircraft were shot down in the action, Baldwin accounting for two of them himself. He went on to finish the war as the highest scoring Typhoon pilot of all with 15 confirmed victories, one
returning the casualties back to the United Kingdom
Only later did I learn what we had encountered
Even though
killing him instantly
By the end of the day Friesen and his crew accounted for a further 14 soviet tanks
Unlike the RAFs Spitfire and Hurricane
A freezing winter dawn breaks over the Gareloch as HMS Repulse heads out on another Atlantic Patrol
There were a number of casualties
Signed by Squadron Leader Don Gray DFC
Stralsund I
An EOD team move down a track in Helmand Province - watched by curious locals
Meet at the Inn by Heywood Hardy