Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (RM) SIG1747 He tied Johnson as the

He tied Johnson as the leading ace in the European Theater of Operations on June 27th

A relatively uneventful trip over the northern route to the Netherlands resulted in not a plane being shot down

the beating heart of industrial Germany would be dealt a heavy blow

with the day time landings largely failing and a proper attack not being mounted until nightfall

After a distinguished career EE227 was struck off charge 27th June 1949

Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. (RM) SIG1747 He tied Johnson as theDHM6379RM. Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. On 14th June 1940, the first German jackboots were heard on the streets of Paris. Within days France signed an armistice and Hitler could now turn his avaricious eyes north and across the grey waters of the Channel. The island of Britain stood alone and, faced with the threat of imminent invasion, few gave her much chance of survival. Before the all conquering Panzers could invade, Germany needed to gain air