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Unexpected encounter at Niergnies, France, 8th October 1918 by David Pentland.


Unexpected encounter at Niergnies, France, 8th October 1918 by David Pentland.
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Tribute to James G Struthers RNAS by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to James G Struthers RNAS by Ivan Berryman.
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2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson.


2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson.
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HMS K17 by Ivan Berryman.


HMS K17 by Ivan Berryman.
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The Greatest of Them All - Manfred von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman.


The Greatest of Them All - Manfred von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman.
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Inniskilling Dragoons at Amiens by Jason Askew. (GL)


Inniskilling Dragoons at Amiens by Jason Askew. (GL)
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Tribute to Lt. James Meissner by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to Lt. James Meissner by Ivan Berryman.
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Tribute to Erich Lowenhardt by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to Erich Lowenhardt by Ivan Berryman.
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The First Victory by Ivan Berryman.


The First Victory by Ivan Berryman.
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The Tenacious Grid Caldwell by Ivan Berryman.


The Tenacious Grid Caldwell by Ivan Berryman.
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The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew.


The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew.
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Major John Gilmour by Ivan Berryman.


Major John Gilmour by Ivan Berryman.
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Into the Sun - Leutnant Werner Voss by Ivan Berryman.


Into the Sun - Leutnant Werner Voss by Ivan Berryman.
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Tribute to Ferdinand West VC by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to Ferdinand West VC by Ivan Berryman.
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Tribute to Georges Lachmann by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to Georges Lachmann by Ivan Berryman.
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The First Ace - Max Immelmann by Ivan Berryman.


The First Ace - Max Immelmann by Ivan Berryman.
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Final Days by Ivan Berryman.


Final Days by Ivan Berryman.
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The Battle of Jutland, HMS Royal Oak by Anthony Saunders


The Battle of Jutland, HMS Royal Oak by Anthony Saunders
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Tanks on the Marne - France, 18th July 1918 by David Pentland.


Tanks on the Marne - France, 18th July 1918 by David Pentland.
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Tribute to Leonard H Rochford by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to Leonard H Rochford by Ivan Berryman.
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Observer / Gunner, Royal Flying Corps 1917 by Chris Collingwood.


Observer / Gunner, Royal Flying Corps 1917 by Chris Collingwood.
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Unexpected encounter at Niergnies, France, 8th October 1918 by David Pentland.

Towards the end of the second battle of Cambrai, British Mark IV tanks of 12th Battalion confronted German captured Mark IVs. The ensuing battle was chaotic, emerging from smoke the Germans were initially mistaken as part of C Company, but at 50 meters both sides recovered from their surprise and opened fire simultaneously. The lead British tank L16 commanded by Captain Rowe was immediately knocked out, who escaped with his men to L19 just in time to see it destroyed, along with L12. The remaining tank L8 had broken down some distance back taking no part in the battle, although its commander Lieutenant Martel managed to use a captured 77mm artillery piece to finally halt the German tank.


Tribute to James G Struthers RNAS by Ivan Berryman.

The airship was formidable as an anti-submarine weapon in the latter stages of World War One. The British formed patrols guarding the coasts of the British Isles and significantly reduced the toll on shipping that the German U-boats were taking. Here, the C or Coastal Class airship C-9, commanded by Flight Commander (later Major) James G Struthers has discovered and successfully bombed another victim - one of seven in total he claimed during he war. C-9 was the most successful airship of her class, flying over 2,500 hours and covering 68,201 miles in her four year career. Her commander, James G Struthers, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Bars.


2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson.

HMS Orion leading HMS Conqueror, HMS Monarch, HMS Thunderer, the 2nd Battle Squadron.


HMS K17 by Ivan Berryman.

K17 was one of the unusual K-class submarines operating in the Royal Navy in World War One. This class were unusual in that they were powered by steam while operating on the surface to allow them the speed to keep up with the fleet. They were also unusual in their notorious poor fortune, gaining the nickname 'Kalamity Class'. None of the class ever successfully engaged with the enemy, and yet 6 were lost in accidents, including K17. Known as the 'Battle of May Island', a series of unfortunate collisions between submarines and surface vessels in the misty darkness of 31st January - 1st February 1918 saw both submarines K4 and K17 sunk, with several other vessels damaged. From a crew of 56, just 9 men escaped from K17 and just 8 survived the freezing waters. Here, K17 is shown cruising on the surface with funnels up in 1917.


The Greatest of Them All - Manfred von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman.

Arguably the best known of all World War 1 fighter aces, Manfred von Richthofen, the 'Red Baron', is depicted here flying Fokker Dr.1, serial No 425/17, in its final livery following the introduction of the Balkenkreuze, early in 1918. Contrary to popular belief, this was the only Triplane flown by the Rittmeister that was painted all red and was also the aircraft in which he lost his life on 21st April 1918, the celebrated ace having scored a confirmed 80 victories against allied aircraft over France.


Inniskilling Dragoons at Amiens by Jason Askew. (GL)

The Inniskilling Dragoons capturing a German railway gun at Harbonnieres during the battle of Amiens, 1918.


Tribute to Lt. James Meissner by Ivan Berryman.

Joining the 94th Pursuit Squadron in France in March 1918, James Meissner scored a total of 8 victories between May and October of that year. Shown here in his Nieuport 28, he scored 4 of his victories flying this aircraft before taking over command of 147th Pursuit Squadron flying a Spad S.XIII in July and scoring his final 4 victories. He died of pneumonia in 1936 but had top American flying Ace Eddie Rickenbacker as a pallbearer, a former colleague from the 94th Pursuit Squadron.


Tribute to Erich Lowenhardt by Ivan Berryman.

Erich Lowenhardt was one of the most famous German Aces of World War One. A rival of the likes of Ernst Udet and Lothar von Richthofen in number of victories, he racked up an impressive 54 victories before his death in August 1918, caused by a failed parachute when he bailed out after a collision. He is depicted here, not in his final Fokker D.VII, but in an Albatros D.III, claiming one of his tally of 9 observation balloons - this one in May 1918. The fortunate balloon observer has managed to take to his parachute to escape this time, a measure the observers were often forced to employ by the German balloon busters.


The First Victory by Ivan Berryman.

Pilot Joseph Frantz and his observer Louis Quénault have the unique distinction of recording the first ever aerial victory by an aircraft using weaponry. On 5th October 1914, Quénault used magazines of ammunition of the machine gun mounted on their Voisin III craft, with its incredibly primitive appearance, and continued with rifle fire once it had failed. Their prey, an Aviatik returned fire, but was observed to crash into trees following the combat - the first recorded aircraft to be shot down by another.


The Tenacious Grid Caldwell by Ivan Berryman.

New Zealand's highest scoring ace, with 25 victories to his credit, proved himself to be an extraordinary and resourceful leader. Whilst on a routine patrol in September 1918, Keith Logan 'Grid' Caldwell's 74 Sqn SE5a was involved in a mid-air collision with another SE5a, the impact breaking one of Caldwell's struts and destroying the aerodynamics of his aircraft, which promptly dropped 1,000 ft and went into a flat spin. Incredibly, Caldwell climbed from the cockpit of his stricken machine and held the broken strut together with his left hand whilst keeping his right hand on the joystick, somehow steering his wayward fighter out of danger and over friendly territory. With no hope of a safe landing, the Kiwi jumped clear of the SE5a just a second or so before it impacted with the ground. Astounded British soldiers in a nearby trench saw Caldwell stand, dust himself off and walk casually toward them. He returned to his unit and continued flying until the end of the war.


The Battle of the Somme - At the German Trenches by Jason Askew.

Very few of the British soldiers made it through the barbed wire defences, and even fewer to the German trenches. By the end of the first day the British losses were 60,000 men.


Major John Gilmour by Ivan Berryman.

With 39 confirmed victories to his credit, Major John Gilmour is also recognised as the joint highest scoring pilot on the Martinsyde G.100 Elephant, an unusual score given the poor performance of this aircraft in one-on-one combat. He was awarded the DSO, MC and 2 Bars during the course of his flying career and in 1917 was posted to 65 Squadron as Flight Commander flying Sopwith Camels. On 1st July 1918, he downed three Fokker D.VIIs, a Pfalz and an Albatros D.V in the space of just 45 minutes. In 1918 he was promoted to the rank of major and posted to command 28 Squadron in Italy, staying with the trusty Camel, but he did not add further to his score, although his final un-confirmed total may have been as high as 44. He is depicted here claiming his second kill on 24th September 1916 when he destroyed a Fokker E.1 whilst flying Elephant No 7284.


Into the Sun - Leutnant Werner Voss by Ivan Berryman.

The great Werner Voss is depicted in his Fokker F1 103/17 of Jasta 10 in the Summer of 1917. Renowned by pilots from both sides for his bravery and extraordinary airmanship, the young ace scored a total of 48 confirmed victories before being brought down and killed by Lieutenant Rhys Davids' SE5 on the very day that he was due to go on leave. The Fokker F1 differed from the production DR.1 in detail only, Voss' machine being fitted with a captured 110hp Le Rhone engine and his aircraft was not fitted with the outer wing skids common to the DR.1.


Tribute to Ferdinand West VC by Ivan Berryman.

Known as Freddie, West was the first pilot of the newly formed Royal Air Force to be awarded the Victoria Cross. He is shown here during a bombing mission to Merricourt on 19th June 1918. Jumped by enemy fighters, he was forced to evade his assailants by weaving through German barrage balloons. Successfully shaking off the Fokkers in Armstrong-Whitworth FK.8 C8594, he continued to his intended target. Less than two months later, and in a similar aircraft, he undertook the mission which earned him his VC, but cost him an amputated leg. He remained in the RAF until the end of World War Two and lived until 1988, aged 92.


Tribute to Georges Lachmann by Ivan Berryman.

Georges Lachmann was a French Ace pilot credited with a total of 9 victories during World War One. He is shown here in his Spad S.VII armed with Le Prieur rockets lining up to claim one of four balloon victories, this being one of the three balloons he claimed in Russia in late 1917. Notable for becoming an Ace while surviving as a serving pilot from the beginning to the end of the war, he lived into his 70s and died in 1961.


The First Ace - Max Immelmann by Ivan Berryman.

Perhaps the greatest exponent of Fokker's Eindecker series of aircraft, Max Immelmann is credited with 15 aerial victories and was the first fighter pilot ever to win the coveted Pour le Mérite. He was killed on 18th June 1916 during combat with British FE.2B fighters of 25 Sqn.


Final Days by Ivan Berryman.

Fokker DR.1 Triplane 425/17 of Manfred von Richthofen, accompanied by a Fokker. D.VII wingman, swoops from a high patrol early in 1918. 425/17 was the aircraft in which the Red Baron finally met his end in April of that year, no fewer than 17 of his victories having been scored in his red-painted triplane.


The Battle of Jutland, HMS Royal Oak by Anthony Saunders

The British Grand Fleet had been virtually unopposed for nearly a century but now there was a challenge to the throne: the German Navy. Although smaller, it had caught up fast and by the time of Jutland, had some telling advantages over the British Fleet. the plan for the battle was to lure the British Grand Fleet into a lethal trap in German waters. In the event although desperately fought by both sides, the battle was a stale mate. the confused conflict was hampered on both sides by bad luck, bad weather and poor communications. at the end of the battle, the Royal navy had suffered higher losses in men and ships, but the German fleet never ventured out of harbour to seek battle again.


Tanks on the Marne - France, 18th July 1918 by David Pentland.

Schneider CA1 Tanks of the French tenth army spearhead the successful counter offensive against the German army on the river Marne. Overhead a tenacious Junkers JI artillery spotter dogs their tracks. The Second Battle of the Marne, though not an overwhelming victory, spelt the end of German successes on the Western front, and a turning point for the allies.


Tribute to Leonard H Rochford by Ivan Berryman.

Recording 18 individual victories plus another 11 shared with other pilots, Leonard 'Tich' Rochford scored most of his victories in the Sopwith Camel. However, under the stewardship of the more experienced Raymond Collishaw - who became the second highest scoring Candian Ace of the war - he flew his early missions with No.3 Naval Air Squadron in the Sopwith Pup. He had forced two Albatros down out of control in March and May 1917 before the victory depicted here on 7th July 1917. In Sopwith Pup N6162 he shared in the destruction of an enemy seaplane with 4 other pilots north of Ostend. He is one of the top 30 Commonwealth Aces of the war, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Service Cross with Bar. He died in 1986 aged 90.


Observer / Gunner, Royal Flying Corps 1917 by Chris Collingwood.

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