Tribute to Squadron Leader Derek Ward by Ivan Berryman. (B) TRK10 Up until this point the

Up until this point the means available to Bomber Command of accurately finding their targets were totally lacking and the task of the Pathfinders was to develop techniques to precisely define these targets ahead of the main force

encountered thirty Focke-Wulf Fw190s and engaged them in a furious battle

Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar

surrounding the walled Spanish town of Badajoz (garrisoned by Napoleons soldiers under general Baron Philippon) is ready to attack

Tribute to Squadron Leader Derek Ward by Ivan Berryman. (B) TRK10 Up until this point theB0435B. Tribute to Squadron Leader Derek Ward by Ivan Berryman. The early months of 1942 saw Sqn Ldr Derek Ward flying several sorties a day, many of them at night with 73 Sqn in the skies above Egypt. He claimed a Heinkel 111 destroyed on 9th February and a Bf. 109 just a few days later. Then, on the night of 1st May, Ward spotted a Focke Wulf Fw. 200 Condor heading out to sea. Alone, he pursued the German four engined bomber in his Hurricane and