Serving in a huge variety of roles throughout WW2
Joe Forster enlisted in the Army in 1940 and was commissioned as a pilot in 1943
On most missions the Eighth Air Force aircrews had to contend with both
The squadron moved south from Drem airfield in East Lothian on August 14th 1940 to relieve the already battered no
they then had to fly towards the target at precisely 60ft above the lake at the exact speed of 230mph
Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. (D) BAT149 Serving in a huge varietyDHM1022D. Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. The battle for Prokhorovka marked the high water mark of the German southern drive for Kursk. At the apex of the thrust were the 14 tiger tanks of the 13 Heavy Tank Company, 1st SS Panzer Division Liebstandarte, led by Michael Wittman. Their advance was eventually thwarted, however, by the epic charge of the Soviet 29th Guards Tank Corps, as part of 5th Guards Tank Armys