Raid on the Rock - Tribute to the Crews of the Regia Aeronautica by Ivan Berryman. SQN208 Air Commodore John Searby DSO

Air Commodore John Searby DSO DFC (deceased)

Germany Infantry assault troops and PzIV tank of the 24th Panzer Division are counterattacked by Soviet riflemen of General Chuikovs 62nd Army as they push towards the Red October factory works

with Lynx XZ 215

It is a scene recreated at many other heavy bomber airfields across the east of England and the young airmen who crew these mighty machines now wait patiently for the inevitable thaw that will soon see them in combat again

Showing Napoleon and his Generals

Raid on the Rock - Tribute to the Crews of the Regia Aeronautica by Ivan Berryman. SQN208 Air Commodore John Searby DSODHM6230. Raid on the Rock Tribute to the Crews of the Regia Aeronautica by Ivan Berryman. The only four engined heavy bomber to serve with the Regia Aeronautica, the Piaggio P. 108 was built in too few numbers to have any significant effect in the Italian air campaign in World War Two, but was a worthy aircraft with several innovative design features, not least the remotely controlled gun barbettes in the outer engine nacelles. Most notable of the P.