Private Samuel Wassall of the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) at Fugitives Drift by Jason Askew. (GS) AIT46 All of the crew died

All of the crew died in the crash except one - bomb aimer George Paterson who was interned in Stalag 357 Kopernikus

and guns were fired to herald his arrival

West was the first pilot of the newly formed Royal Air Force to be awarded the Victoria Cross

Major Edward Mannock by Ivan Berryman

Private Samuel Wassall of the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) at Fugitives Drift by Jason Askew. (GS) AIT46 All of the crew diedDHM1528GS. Private Samuel Wassall of the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) at Fugitives drift. by Jason Askew. Private Wassall, whilst escaping the debacle of Isandhlwana, was being pursued by Zulu warriors as he made his way down the Buffalo River, the border between Zululand and Natal. Wassall rode his Basuto pony into the river, but upon hearing a cry for help and seeing a man from his own regiment drowning, he turned and made his