Battle of Hastings by Brian Palmer (AP) BAT359 In early 1943 the 86th

In early 1943 the 86th and 27th Fighter Bomber Groups of the 12th Air Force began flying A-36s out of Northern Africa

a weary battered HMS Victory enjoys the relative calm as crew from HMS Neptune are despatched to take up the tow from the 3rd rater HMS Polyphemus for the final leg of her journey to the safety of Gibraltar

workmanlike airframe that provided a stable platform from which to launch torpedoes against enemy shipping

and larger rudders

Stormd at with Shot and Shell

Battle of Hastings by Brian Palmer (AP) BAT359 In early 1943 the 86thDHM1036AP. Battle of Hastings by Brian Palmer. The Battle of Hastings: While King Harold II was defeating the Norse invasion at the battle of Stamford Bridge in the north, the Norman invasion led by the Norman Duke William landed in the south. A Norman force of 7,000 warriors sailed across the English Channel in 450 flat boats and landed at Pevensey in Sussex on September 28th. The following two weeks saw the Norman army organising and raiding the