Channel Sweep by Robert Taylor The print suffered damage to

The print suffered damage to the upper border which has been trimmed by an inch

A Spitfire Mk IX of 443 Squadron RCAF patrolling over Normandy turns in to attack a fW190

Truk was thought to be almost impregnable

) "Flying Tigers" often with 50 to 60 serviceable P-40 Warhawks

Tony Pickering

Channel Sweep by Robert Taylor The print suffered damage toChannel Sweep illustrates an offensive patrol over the English Channel by a section of Spitfire Mk. Vb from 452 squadron, lead by Brendan "Paddy" Finucane. In 1941 as it built strength and experience RAF Fighter Command increasingly took the battle to the Luftwaffe with frequent patrols known as "Circuses" over the Channel and into Nothern France. In July 1942, Paddy Finucane was hit by ground fire over France he attempted to make in back to England