The Battle for the Skies Over Dieppe
Light as the US Navy losses were only 25 aircraft failed to return the battle for Truk was ferocious
This was the night of July 28/29 1944 and they were on course in the vicinity of Neuf Chateau (S
Squadron Leader Urban Drew of 375th Fighter Squadron leading a flight of 3 P-51 Mustangs caught and destroyed the giant BV 238 Flying boat prototype undergoing flight trials on Lake Schaal
flees with his bodyguard for the safety of the castle but is refused refuge and has to fight his way south to England
PS Ryde by Ivan Berryman. SIG374 The Battle for the SkiesDHM1960. PS Ryde by Ivan Berryman. The venerable old paddle steamer Ryde has just backed away from Ryde pier, Isle of Wight, and is about to begin her journey across the Solent to Portsmouth in the summer of 1968. Just one year later the Ryde was withdrawn from service and, having spent a brief period as a floating nightclub, now languishes in the mud at Binfield, near Newport a rusting hulk, though still recognisable as the proud war veteran she once