The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. REG246 with the other four flying

with the other four flying as escorts

During the morning of June 7th the 82nd Airborne were attacked by a mixed German battle group

its siren screaming as the ungainly dive-bomber struck terror into the hearts of those below

It was acutely dangerous work requiring inordinate flying and navigational skills

The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. REG246 with the other four flyingDHM1255. The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. Viewed from beneath the blistered guns of the damaged X and Y turrets of her sister HMS Ajax, Achilles come sunder fire from the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during what was to become known as the Battle of the River Plate on the 13th December 1939. Shells from Achilles are closing on her opponent as the Graf Spee alters course at the start of the doomed battleships flight to Montevideo.