Close Combat by Ivan Berryman. SQN379 This ship was present at

This ship was present at the Battle of Matapan in March 1941 and was successful against Allied shipping during Operation Harpoon the following year

but the odds were too great

Flown by New Zealander Fl Lt Johnnie Houlton

Shedding debris and trailing flames

Ronald Homes DFC

Close Combat by Ivan Berryman. SQN379 This ship was present atDHM1858. Close Combat by Ivan Berryman. Whilst flying with A Flight of 85 Squadron on 30th July 1940, Geoffrey Allard encountered a pair of Messerschmitt Bf. 110s about 40 miles from the coast, apparently patrolling near a convoy. After Squadron Leader Townsend, flying Red 1, had made two unsuccessful attacks, Allard closed to 150 yards and began to fire continuously, eventually closing to just 25 yards, whereupon the starboard engine of the Bf. 110