Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) REG444 In March of 1941 Landers

In March of 1941 Landers graduated from aviation cadet training and was commissioned as a second lieutenant

the Regia Marina submarine Leonardo da Vinci was to become the most successful non-German submarine of World War Two

losing all but one its aircraft

The sinking of the Birkenhead is the earliest maritime disaster evacuation during which the concept of 'women and children first' is known to have been applied

but the courage and determination displayed by the crews were in the best tradition of the RAF

Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) REG444 In March of 1941 LandersDHM2023C. Checkertail Clan by Nicolas Trudgian. With their brightly coloured checkertail tails there was no mistaking the P. 51 Mustangs of the 325th Fighter Group. Escorting B 24s over Austria in August 1944, tangled with a group of Fw190 fighters. The ensuing dogfight spiraled down below the mountain peaks as Herky Green led the Checkertails in a low level chase. Herky nails one Fw190. Behind him his pilots will take out the two Fw190. When all is