On 17th September 1939 HMS Courageous was struck by two torpedoes from the German submarine U-29 about 190 nautical miles south-west of Dursey Head
Squadron Leader Douglas Bader leads the Hurricanes of 242 Squadron in an aggressive diving attack upon a large force of Heinkel 111s approaching the Kent coast
most Allied bombing missions were shifted to higher altitudes when fighter opposition was likely
William Wallace Before the Battle of Stirling Bridge by Marks Churms
With her mizzen top already gone and her sails aloft having received severe punishment
Wolves at Saint Nazaire by Anthony Saunders. (D) BAT177 On 17th September 1939 HMSDHM1089D. Wolves at Saint Nazaire by Anthony Saunders. Portrayed in the southern lock at the French port of Saint Nazaire during the Autumn of 1941 are from left: U552, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Erich Topp, U567, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Engelbert Endrass and U93, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Horst Elfe. Saint Nazaire was home for two U boat flotillas: 7. U Flotille, the Wegener Flotilla and 6. U Flotille, the Hundius Flotilla. It