Sledgehammer by Ivan Berryman. (B) SHN296 Flying their redesigned and heavily

Flying their redesigned and heavily armoured Sturmbocke Fw190A-8 heavy fighters

2 was to fall victim to inter government wrangling and the absurd belief by those in power in the mid 1960's that the days of the manned fighter aircraft were over and that all future conflicts would be fought with missiles

some last minute engine maintenance is being carried out on a similar machine in the middle distance

Ships of the East Asiatic Squadron at anchor in a Pacific Island bay prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1914

Image size 34 inches x 15 inches (86cm x 38cm)

Sledgehammer by Ivan Berryman. (B) SHN296 Flying their redesigned and heavilyB0510B. Sledgehammer by Ivan Berryman. Regarded by some in the Air Ministry as a failed fighter, the mighty Hawker Typhoon was unrivalled as a ground attack aircraft, especially in the crucial months immediately prior to and after D Day when squadrons of Typhoons operated in 'cab ranks' to smash the German infrastructure and smooth the passage of the invading allied force. This aircraft is Mk. 1B (MN570) of Wing Commander R E P Brooker of 123 Wing