Captain Roy Brown engages the Red Baron, 21st April 1918 by Ivan Berryman. (GL) AIT91DHM1646GL. Captain Roy Brown engages the Red Baron, 21st April 1918 by Ivan Berryman. Mystery still surrounds just why Manfred von Richthofen risked so much in chasing the novice pilot Wilfred Wop May into Allied occupied territory on the morning of Sunday, 21st April 1918, but it was to be his last flight, this error of judgement costing him his life. Von Richthofen had broken from the main fight involving Sopwith Camels of 209 Sqn to chase Mays
Study for the original painting Last Review Before the Charge
Wolfram was eager to cut his teeth and show that he
combining good speed and manoeuverability with a powerful armament
Image size 10 inches x 13 inches (25cm x 33cm)
the panther battalion of PanzerRegiment 11
The Vedette of the 13th Light Dragoons by Chris Collingwood
whilst Sweeney's carried blast measurement instrumentation and Marquardt's was the camera ship
Battle of Crecy by Harry Payne
Last Stand of the 24th Regiment at the Battle of Isandhlwana by Simon Smith Battle of Isandhlwana
The Hurricanes were to become part of the Defence of Malta against the onslought and non stop bombing by the Axis Bombers and HMS Ark Royal would be sunk only a few months later when on the 13th November 1941 HMS Ark Royal was hit by a single torpedo from the German U-boat U81
France 18th July 1918 by David Pentland
The French could use it as a base from which to launch long-term attacks on the enemy bridgeheads