Capitaine Rene Fonck by Ivan Berryman. (APB) PER15 Panzer grenadier divisions were often

Panzer grenadier divisions were often equipped with assault guns - Stugs

against which the assault was fiercest

requiring the support of 12 Handley Page Victor K2 tankers of 55 and 57 squadron on the outward journey and 2 Victors and a Nimrod on the return journey

the venerable 'Stringbag' sending a greater tonnage of Axis shipping to the bottom than any other allied aircraft in the Second World War

Jurgen Oesten (deceased)

Capitaine Rene Fonck by Ivan Berryman. (APB) PER15 Panzer grenadier divisions were oftenDHM1811APB. Capitaine Rene Fonck by Ivan Berryman. The highest scoring allied ace of World War 1, Rene Fonck was born on 27th March 1894 and spent his early military service with the 11th Regiment of Engineers before being sent for flying instruction in the spring of 1915. Almost as soon as he had been assigned to combat duties, he began to score and was posted to Groupe de Combat No12, the famous Storks where a combination of superb airmanship and