Counter Attack at Villers Bocage by David Pentland. (AP) SHN67 Tribute to Capitano Carlo Maurizio

Tribute to Capitano Carlo Maurizio Ruspoli by Ivan Berryman

The twin engine B-25 Mitchell bomber was selected by Doolittle for the mission and practice indicated that it should be possible to launch these aircraft from a carrier deck with less than 500 feet of runway

Retirement is planned for March 2013 for the final few serving aircraft

Jaws of the Dragon by Stan Stokes

Counter Attack at Villers Bocage by David Pentland. (AP) SHN67 Tribute to Capitano Carlo MaurizioDHM860AP. Counter Attack at Villers Bocage by David Pentland. A handful of Tigers from 2nd Kompanie SS Schwere Panzer Abteilung 101 halted the advance of the British 7th Armoured Division, The Desert Rats, outside the little Norman village of Villers Bocage. Prowling through the streets of the village, the solitary tank of Hauptsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann knocked out most of the 4th County of London Yeomanry's regimental HQ Stuart and Cromwell tanks,