CHANNEL STOP

Outmoded they may have been, but Fairey Albacores of a Royal Canadian Air Force squadron helped secure the English Channel during the months around D-Day Painted all-black for its night role, this Albacore in dispersal at Manston carries a full load of flares. The ASV MkII radar aerials on the wing struts and fuselage are apparent. VIA GRAHAM PITCHFORK D-DAY ALBACORES Even by the time it entered service with the Fleet Air Arm the Fairey Albacore was something of an