Operation Tidal Wave by Nicolas Trudgian. PER141 with men of the Royal

with men of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and Fusiliers Mont-Royals

Of particular note in the painting is the dog 'Pip' - he survived Isandlwhana by retreating along the fugitive's trail to Rorke's Drift

Rendezvous on Time by John Wynne Hopkins

HMS Thunderbolt by Ivan Berryman

Operation Tidal Wave by Nicolas Trudgian. PER141 with men of the RoyalDHM2449. Operation Tidal Wave by Nicolas Trudgian. At first light on August 1st, 1943 a force of 178 B 24 Liberator bombers lifted off dusty airstrips in the Libyan desert. They were to fly a 2000 mile round trip deep into enemy territory, bomb a heavily defended target, and return to their North African base without fighter escort. So began one of the bloodiest and heroic missions in the annals of aerial warfare. The target the oil refineries at