Moonlight Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) BAT151 Another 609 Squadron Spitfire

Another 609 Squadron Spitfire

But 30th Corps was making slow progress

On the ground Typhoon fighters of 439 Sqn take a hammering

Strikemasters at Mirbat by Jason Askew

Jacques Louis David painted this historical picture in 1787

Moonlight Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) BAT151 Another 609 Squadron SpitfireNT0319B. Moonlight Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian. As the air war raged over Berlin and other German cities, night fighter units such as NJG100, the original Eastern front night fighter Geschwader, were redeployed nearer home in the final desperate defence of Germany. By late 1944 the Luftwaffes night fighting aircraft were being flown by experienced crews using sophisticated electronic equipment and, though fighting a losing battle, had become the