Fire from the Fens, c.1071 by Chris Collingwood (AP) SIG247 Her fate would be sealed

Her fate would be sealed by depth charges from the destroyer HMS Pathfinder and aircraft from the escort carrier HMS Biter while attacking the convoy ONS 4 south of Greenland on April 25th 1943

Linienschiffsleutnant Gottfried Freiherr von Banfield was one of the top scoring aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire with 9 confirmed and 11 unconfirmed victories to his credit and was awarded the Empires highest order

held the rank of Squadron Leader with his service from 1938-1945

would not fly in the war again

Fire from the Fens, c.1071 by Chris Collingwood (AP) SIG247 Her fate would be sealedDHM1173AP. Fire from the Fens, c. 1071 by Chris Collingwood. In the year 1070, Saxon England lay under Norman oppression. Only one last centre of resistance remained. The Isle of Ely in the Fenlands of East Anglia. Here, Hereward Leofricson, son of Earl Leofric and Lady Godiva, emerged as a warrior leader. Struggling against overwhelming odds in his defiance of the Normans. The legend of Hereward the Wake was born. Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.