The Great Folly of 1916 by Jason Askew. (P) PER23 Albert Ball was the first

Albert Ball was the first Royal Flying Corps pilot to score a hat-trick (3 kills on a single mission) and

Germanys U-boat fleet had almost brought Britain to its knees in the First World war

54 squadron during the Battle of Britain

Two Stringbags (Fairey Swordfish) pass across the bow of HMS Courageous as she staggers from torpedo strikes launched from a German U-Boat in the Irish Sea

the first combat for the Richthofen Geschwader since WW1

The Great Folly of 1916 by Jason Askew. (P) PER23 Albert Ball was the firstDHM1802P. The Great Folly of 1916 by Jason Askew. Assault in the vicinity of Thiepval by the Ulster division 1st July 1916. The 11th Royal Irish Rifles, moving forward from the A line of trenches, and moving forward to attack the B line of trenches, the attacking infantry are preceded by Bombers seen carryng grenades in green canvas buckets who are engaged in throwing grenades in anticipation of the rifle company assault on the enemy trenches; an