First to Fall by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SQN37 Training Inside the MERT by

Training Inside the MERT by Graeme Lothian

and it was not unusual for B-17s to return to base with large sections of wing surface or tail fin missing

but the teddy bear he carried behind the cockpit was just for luck

Prior to departure for the front

The attack may well have succeeded but for the unexpected intervention of Britsh Mk IV and medium Whippet tanks

First to Fall by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SQN37 Training Inside the MERT byB0559AP. First to Fall by Ivan Berryman. The first Messerschmitt Bf. 109 to be brought down on English soil in WW2 was 2964, a machine from 3 LG2. Although injured, the pilot baled out successfully, landing near Sandwich in Kent, the victim of an intense combat with Spitfires of 54 Sqn. Signed by Major Erich Rudorffer (deceased). Limited edition of 2 artist proofs. Paper size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm)