The cold conditions meant that grip was poor and several cars found themselves in the barrier before the race was finally stopped
these aircraft were capable of 125 MPH
Globemaster III by Ivan Berryman
He is shown here during a previous balloon-busting victory with the empty launch tubes of 8 Le Prieur rockets testament to the fate of the enemy balloon
Squadron Leader Urban Drew of 375th Fighter Squadron leading a flight of 3 P-51 Mustangs caught and destroyed the giant BV 238 Flying boat prototype undergoing flight trials on Lake Schaal
Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. (AP) REG114 The cold conditions meant thatDHM1109AP. Defence of the Reichstag, Berlin, 1st May 1945 by David Pentland. On the 30th April, Untersharfuhrer Georg Diers and his crew of tank 314, were ordered to take up a defensive position at the Reichstag buildings. This was one of only two remaining King Tigers belonging to Heavy SS Tank Battalion 503 in Berlin. By that evening they had knocked out about 30 T34s, and the following day led a successful counterattack against the Kroll Opera