First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) SIG456 piloting a PBY Catalina flying

piloting a PBY Catalina flying boat

Captain Bell at once came on deck

1st-2nd August 1944 by David Pentland

All six crew members of the three Maiali survived the mission

First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) SIG456 piloting a PBY Catalina flyingDHM2057AP. First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian. The first successful daylight raid on Berlin. Nicolas Trudgians painting relives the fearsome aerial combat on March 6, 1944, as B 17 Flying Fortresses of the 100th B. G. are attacked. Screaming in head on, Fw190s of II. JG I charge into the bomber stream. With throttles wide open, 56th Fighter Group P 47 Thunderbolts come hurtling down to intercept. B 17 gunners are working overtime; the air is