Victory Over Gold, by Nicolas Trudgian

Frustrated by the absence of Luftwaffe aircraft over the Normandy beaches on D-Day, Allied fighter pilots were spoiling for a fight. When a dozen JU88s appeared over Gold Beach on the following morning, June 7, 1944, the patrolling Spitfires of 401 Squadron wasted no time in getting into the fray.

In the ensuing dogfight 401 Squadron's Canadian pilots destroyed no fewer than six of the JU88s, and the attack on the beach was averted.

Nicolas Trudgian recreates the scene as Flying Officer Arthur Bishop, son of WW1 Ace Billy Bishop, brings down one of the JU88s that day.

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