HMS Hood Opens Fire Upon the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. AIT221 it handled beautifully and -

it handled beautifully and - once the mighty Merlin engine had been included - possessed a performance unrivalled by any single piston-engined fighter of World War II

being an exceptional artist

The Fw190s were south of Ousseltia when air combat with the escorting Spitfires began

101 Squadron based at Ludford Magna were a squadron with a difference

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HMS Hood Opens Fire Upon the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. AIT221 it handled beautifully and -DHM1271. HMS Hood Opens Fire Upon the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. In the early morning murk of 24th May 1941, the forward 15in guns of HMS Hood fire the first shots against the mighty German battleship Bismarck. Both Bismarck and her escort, the Prinz Eugen, immediately responded, the latter causing a fierce fire on Hoods upper deck, while plunging shot from Bismarck penetrated deep into the British ships hull, causing an explosion that ripped the Hood