Aces All - Tribute to the Pilots and Crews of 23 Sqn, Malta, 1943 by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SIG975 6 of the boats had

6 of the boats had been sunk and the remaining 4 were used only for training

the Mighty Eighth would do the same by day

Hans-Ulrich Rudel died in 1982

Royal Marine Artillery by Richard Simkin

Aces All - Tribute to the Pilots and Crews of 23 Sqn, Malta, 1943 by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SIG975 6 of the boats hadDM6695AP. Aces All Tribute to the Pilots and Crews of 23 Sqn, Malta, 1943 by Ivan Berryman. Arriving on the island of Malta in the final days of 1942, the De Havilland Mosquitoes of 23 Sqn were soon in action defending the skies around this strategically crucial island and carrying out intruder missions against ground targets as far away as southern Italy. Three of 23 Sqn's FB. VIs are depicted here: HJ675 (V), piloted by Fl Lt P W Rabone (9