Tribute to Lt André De Meulemeester by Ivan Berryman. (C) ART147 5 buzz bombs and hundreds

5 buzz bombs and hundreds of ground based vehicles

and Japanese shore guns

the patrolling Spitfires of 401 Squadron wasted no time in getting into the fray

1943 a force of 178 B-24 Liberator bombers lifted off dusty airstrips in the Libyan desert

Tribute to Lt André De Meulemeester by Ivan Berryman. (C) ART147 5 buzz bombs and hundredsDHM6698C. Tribute to Lt Andr De Meulemeester by Ivan Berryman. Seen here in his Nieuport 23 aircraft, Lt Andr De Meulemeester was a Belgian Ace with 11 confirmed victories. Joining the Belgian Air Service in 1915, he was assigned to a squadron in 1916 and acquired the nickname Sergeant Mystre. He claimed his first of 19 unconfirmed victories in February 1917 and his first confirmed victory at the end of that April. After flying over 500 missions