Preparing for battle: A noticeably young ground crewmen prepare a Spitfire in a field outside of London during the height of the Battle of Britain (1940). In the foreground a group of pilots pause to discuss tactics


Battle of Britain

The Regimental Mascot of the Black Watch endures a bagpipe serenade to put it in just the mood for invading Sicily, 1943.  It is probably thinking, "I would prefer a close encounter with mint sauce ..."  Best regards, JR.

Black (Sheep) Watch.

This is the crew of the RAF B26 Marauder " Dominion Triumph" who shot down the Me 323 of the Obfw. Walter Honig on july 30 1943 at Barcaggio (Corsica)