Hard Hitter by Ivan Berryman. (H) REG690B0370H. Hard Hitter by Ivan Berryman. Whilst in command of 609 Sqn in January 1944, F Lt (later Wing Commander) J R Baldwin, leading a small formation of Hawker Typhoon 1Bs, encountered thirty Focke Wulf Fw190s and engaged them in a furious battle. Nine enemy aircraft were shot down in the action, Baldwin accounting for two of them himself. He went on to finish the war as the highest scoring Typhoon pilot of all with 15 confirmed victories, one
leaving little chance of escape
went to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment
Fortress at Rest by Richard Taylor
save for some broken windows caused by the blast
Opening his parachute very low for fear of being shot at
and supplied with the original signatures of Group Captain John Cunningham CBE DSO DFC AE DL FRAeS (deceased) and Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC (deceased)
prior to being shot down and captured in October of 1944
photographing targets such as Berlin
made it an ideal aircraft for covert drops
000 had crossed Stirling bridge and with the bridge being crowded with troops he launched his attack with his entire force wiping out the entire bridgehead
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encountered six ME109Es and succeeded in shooting down every one of them