Arromanches by David Pentland. (P) REG657 Front Gunner : Sgt G

Front Gunner : Sgt G A Yeo

the battle was a massive British victory with several Italian capital ships sunk

was the first unit to be equipped with the unique Camionetta 42 'Sahariana'

but was shot down and plunged into the sea before making landfall

the tiny mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Ascension became the starting point for the Black Buck missions - a relay of tanker aircraft refueling two Vulcan bombers to attack Argentine positions and damage the runway at Port Stanley to prevent the use of fast jets

Arromanches by David Pentland. (P) REG657 Front Gunner : Sgt GDP0230P. Arromanches by David Pentland. Normandy, Mid June 1944. A REME Leyland Retriever mobile workshop truck and M7 Priest SP gun of 33rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, disembark from an LST at one of the Whale floating roadways that made up the British Mulberry B harbour at Arromanches. Original painting, oil on canvas by David Pentland. Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)