U-47 by Ivan Berryman. (P) UNT69 Dumfries and St

Dumfries and St

Battle of Britain Ace Wing Commander Bob Doe in Spitfire AZ-D and his wingman hurry to intercept incoming enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain

Hurricane Patrol portrays Squadron Leader Peter Townsend leading 85 Squadron on a high altitude sortie during the long hot summer of 1940

he died in 2003 aged 83

Ark Royal was torpedoed by U-81 off Gibraltar

U-47 by Ivan Berryman. (P) UNT69 Dumfries and StDHM6752P. U 47 by Ivan Berryman. Under the command of Gnther Prien, the deadly U 47 became the 10th most successful U Boat of World War Two in terms of tonnage sunk. However, on 8th October 1939 she sank the British battleship HMS Royak Oak within Scapa Flow, the main British naval base of the war, despite the anti submarine measures in place. The submarine was presumed lost with all hands when she failed to return from her 10th patrol in March 1941,