Star (Sheffield): "Remembering A Hero: Villagers Mark Death Of Victoria Cross Pilot"

[soleil]

Remembering a hero: Villagers mark death of Victoria Cross pilot - Local - The Star

 

[Handler]

Remarkable pilot, I think that a former Capt of the Victorious was on that stringbag raid, Capt H.R.B. Janvrin

 

[soleil]

Tributes to

 

[soleil]

The Channel Dash Association

 

[scouse]

Fleet Air Arm 825 squadron profile. Squadron Database of the Fleet Air Arm Archive 1939-1945

 

[Handler]

Apologies for bum info, Janvrin was of course in the Taranto raid and not the channel dash !

 

[scouse]

Apologies for bum info, Janvrin was of course in the Taranto raid and not the channel dash !

here he is in the Observers seat of the last serviceable Swordfish taking the final Salute.. Pilot is LT/CDR Trouson http://imgboot.com/thumbs-large/scouse/photo1.jpg