Operation Dynamo, Dunkirk, France 24th May - 4th June 1940 by David Pentland. (AP) REG307 Under cover of the bombardment

Under cover of the bombardment

45 of Flik 41J bearing his personalised skull motif and all-red colour scheme applied over the original mottled factory finish

John Gibbon's Black Hat Brigade

was an Ace with over 100 victories before being selected to fly this unusual aircraft

Operation Dynamo, Dunkirk, France 24th May - 4th June 1940 by David Pentland. (AP) REG307 Under cover of the bombardmentDHM1345AP. Operation Dynamo, Dunkirk, France 24th May 4th June 1940 by David Pentland. Trapped within a rapidly decreasing perimeter, the exhausted BEF along with elements of the French 1st Army appeared to be at the mercy of the mighty Luftwaffe. No one though had reckoned on the brilliant leadership of Admiral Ramsay nor the gallant and unstinting efforts of the military and civilians who managed to rescue over 330,000 troops in nine days. Limited