Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) REG219 StG 77 finished the campaign

StG 77 finished the campaign as the most effective Sturzkampfgeschwader

He appeared in many Hollywood movies as a stuntman

setting in motion one of the greatest sea dramas the world had seen

the Fairey Battle nonetheless played a vital role in the early years of WWII

Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian (AP) REG219 StG 77 finished the campaignDHM2111AP. Combat Over New Guinea by Nicolas Trudgian. Australian Ace Dick Cresswell tangles with a Japanese Zero in the humid air of the tropics over New Guinea during an encounter in 1942. Flying a P 40E Kittyhawk with the insignia of 77 Squadron, RAAF blazoned on his aircraft, Cresswell makes a head on pass leaving the enemy aircraft streaming smoke. Immortalised by the Flying Tigers, the P 40 was a fine combat aircraft that operated in the