A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. SIG1820C On the 10th December 1943

On the 10th December 1943 Mosquito HX966 along with HX975 of 487 sqn (RNZAF) Took off at 12:45 hrs for sweep mission to RutenbrUck

Richard Taylor's outstanding composition portrays a more reflective image of those heroic RAF fighter pilots in contrast perhaps to the deadly trials they faced on a daily basis

Image size 32 inches x 19 inches (81cm x 48cm) plus border with text and remarques

The red baron CO of the Richthofen's Flying circus didn't survive the month

A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. SIG1820C On the 10th December 1943DHM1891. A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. The afternoon of 25th July 1940 was a desperate one for the already exhausted fighter pilots of the RAF defending the South coast of England. As convoy CW8 made its way through the English Channel, sixty JU. 87 Stukas and forty JU. 88 bombers launched a brutal attack on the ships below, backed up by fighter cover of over 50 Messerscmitt Bf. 109s. Eight Spitfires of 64 Sqn (Kenley) were scrambled, together