CONVOY DEFENDERS SHOT DOWN TWO AT NIGHT. 19 FEBRUARY 1944, THE ARRIVAL OF THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS PURSUER, AT GIBRALTAR. FLYING GRUMMAN WILDCAT AIRCRAFT, 4 OF THE PURSUER'S PILOTS SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED AN ATLANTIC CONVOY IN NIGHT ACTION AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT 380 MILES WEST OF CAPE FINISTERRE. THEY SHOT DOWN ONE HEINKEL 177 AND ON FOCKE WULFE 200. - Group of the Wildcat pilots. Left to right: Sub Lieut (A) T L M Brander, RNVR, aged 21, from Lossiemouth who shot down the Heinkel 177; Lieut H P Wilson, RCNVR, aged 27, of Orillia, Canada; Lieut Commander D R B Cosh, RCNVR, aged 25, of Ottawa, lead
CONVOY DEFENDERS SHOT DOWN TWO AT NIGHT. 19 FEBRUARY 1944, THE ARRIVAL OF THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS PURSUER, AT GIBRALTAR. FLYING GRUMMAN WILDCAT AIRCRAFT, 4 OF THE PURSUER'S PILOTS SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED AN ATLANTIC CONVOY IN NIGHT ACTION AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT 380 MILES WEST OF CAPE FINISTERRE. THEY SHOT DOWN ONE HEINKEL 177 AND ON FOCKE WULFE 200. - Group of the Wildcat pilots. Left to right: Sub Lieut (A) T L M Brander, RNVR, aged 21, from Lossiemouth who shot down the Heinkel 177; Lieut H P Wilson, RCNVR, aged 27, of Orillia, Canada; Lieut Commander D R B Cosh, RCNVR, aged 25, of Ottawa, leader of the 4 Wildcat fighters; and Sub Lieut (A) N K M Turner, aged 22, from Long Beach, California, who shot down the Folke Wulfe 200
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