Against All Odds - Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. (B) BAT187 the first Battle of Britain

the first Battle of Britain

Flight Lieutenant Derek Balcombe DFC

Overwhelmed by the size and determination of the invasion force

3 Squadron on patrol

he did not score again until the next March - he is shown here in his Albatros D

Against All Odds - Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. (B) BAT187 the first Battle of BritainDHM1349B. Against All Odds Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. Swordfish of 825 Sqn led by Lt Cdr Esmonde begin their heroic attack on the battlescruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as they make their way up the English Channel from Brest during Operation Cerberus on 12th February 1942. Although all the aircraft were lost and no significant damage was done to the German fleet, all the pilots were decorated for