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HP Halifax B.MkIII, LK797/LK-E, Cyril Barton VC RAF, No578 Squadron, 30th March 1944
REF: AA37202
Scale: 1:72
Dimensions: 418mm WINGSPAN
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£93.99
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| Cyril Joe Barton was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 22 years old, and a Pilot Officer in the 578 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 30 March 1944 in an attack on Nuremburg, Germany and while 70 miles from the target, Pilot Officer Barton's Halifax bomber was badly damaged by enemy aircraft. A misinterpreted signal resulted in three of the crew baling out and Pilot Officer Barton was left with no navigator, air bomber or wireless operator. He pressed on with the attack, however, releasing the bombs himself. |
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