Operation Bluecoat, Normandy, 30th July 1944 by David Pentland. (AP) REG526 First Flight of the Blackbird

First Flight of the Blackbird by Stan Stokes

the A-36 was effective in light bombing and strafing roles

were lost having landed in unexpected marshes and swollen rivers

HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman

Alex Thom was the first to attack

Operation Bluecoat, Normandy, 30th July 1944 by David Pentland. (AP) REG526 First Flight of the BlackbirdDHM839AP. Operation Bluecoat, Normandy, 30th July 1944 by David Pentland. Churchill MkIV tank of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade (comprised of 4th Battalion Grenadier Guards, 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards and 3rd Battalion Scots Guards), pass infantry of the 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Battle for Caumont. Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16. 5 inches (64cm x 42cm)