Jaws of the Dragon by Stan Stokes. (C) SQN435 Goodson later became a 4th

Goodson later became a 4th Fighter Group Ace

The German pilots goal now was to survive from day to day and wish for a quick end to an already hopeless situation

The Wreck of the Birkenhead 1852 by Charles Dixon The HMS Birkenhead was lost in 1852 off the coast of South Africa when the troopship struck a submerged rock

P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group cross the Dutch coastline far below

Jaws of the Dragon by Stan Stokes. (C) SQN435 Goodson later became a 4thSTK0047C. Jaws of the Dragon by Stan Stokes. The Republic F 105 Thunderchief, or Thud, as it was nicknamed by many of the pilots who flew it, was conceived as a supersonic, low altitude fighter bomber capable of carrying a nuclear weapon in its internal bomb bay and two more on its wing stations. The F 105 evolved from a proposal made by Republic to the USAF in 1952. A series of delays, cancellations, spec changes, and other problems resulted in a