Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor (AP) SQN246 Tribute to the crew of

Tribute to the crew of Lynx Helicopters of the Army Air Corps by Graeme Lothian

and when it was clear a string of observation balloons could be seen in the distance

The airport closed officially in 1939

Tanks design was brilliant

Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor (AP) SQN246 Tribute to the crew ofDHM2264AP. Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor. Spitfires of 126 and 185 Squadrons successfully fend off a last desperate attempt by enemy aircraft to sink the crippled American tanker Ohio, still some 80 miles short of the beleaguered island of Malta. Badly damaged and barely afloat the Ohio, assisted by Royal Navy destroyers Penn, (foreground), Bramham (lashed to Ohios port side) and Ledbury, limped into port to a tumultuous welcome, on August 15, 1942.