Red 5 : Flt Lt Jim Turner
The Mighty Hood as she was known
Maj Urban L Drew USAF (deceased)
150 British and colonial troops successfully defended the garrison against an intense assault by approximately 2000 Zulu warriors
899 squadron was dismantled to provide pilot and aircraft for the Fleet Carrier HMS Indefatigable to which Victor found himself attached
Crippled but Unconquered: The Belleisle at Trafalgar, October 21st 1895 by W. L Wyllie ART182 Red 5 : Flt LtNBP0377. Crippled but Unconquered: The Belleisle at Trafalgar, October 21st 1895 by W. L Wyllie At the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21 1805, HMS Belleisle, a British 74 gun ship under Captain William Hargood, was one of the first ships to engage the enemy. As part of Admiral Collingwood's column, she became isolated and surrounded by as many as four French and Spanish ships. Despite being heavily damaged, losing all her masts, and nearly