Climbout from Plivot by Ivan Berryman. (B) SIG1039 being involved in the hunt

being involved in the hunt for - and ultimate sinking of - Scharnhorst in 1943

652 Lysanders were built and they were the first British aircraft to be based in France at the outbreak of the war and the last to see action there during the evacuation of Dunkirk

Eleven of these 45 victories were achieved in the SE-5 with which No

the battle was to be decisive

Climbout from Plivot by Ivan Berryman. (B) SIG1039 being involved in the huntDHM6746B. Climbout from Plivot by Ivan Berryman. Bristol Blenheim IV N6215 of 139 Sqn is depicted departing the squadron's base at Plivot, France, on 12th May 1940. Sadly, it was a mission from which neither the aircraft, nor the crew would return, XD Q being lost in a crash at Lanaken, Limburg in Belgium that same day with the loss of three crew. Small signed limited edition of 30 prints. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)