Return of the Pathfinders by Anthony Saunders. (AP) REG129 53 'Jolly Green Giant' helicopters

53 'Jolly Green Giant' helicopters flew frequent courageous missions deep into North Vietnam to rescue even single US aircrew that were known to be still alive

as a farewell gesture to his squadron comrades

Centurian by Chris Collingwood

following protracted CLP operations into the Green Zone

HMS Victorious is shown in the Gareloch

Return of the Pathfinders by Anthony Saunders. (AP) REG129 53 'Jolly Green Giant' helicoptersDHM6617AP. Return of the Pathfinders by Anthony Saunders. Never had there been an aircraft like the de Havilland Mosquito; constructed almost entirely of wood with two Merlin engines bolted under each wing it could outrun any other piston engine fighter in the world. Only when the Luftwaffe's Me262 jet came on the scene did the enemy have anything of such speed but, unlike the Me262, the Mosquito nicknamed the 'Wooden Wonder' was perhaps the most