Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, Normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. (AP) PER425 Flying low across the North

Flying low across the North Sea en route to the Sorpe Dam on the night of 16th/17th May 1943 as part of Operation Chastise

and one of the best duels in F1 history ensued

Built by Vickers Armstrong and launched on 8th June 1937

The Hochkiss M1914 although outdated by 1940 was still a heavy and rock-steady combination of gun and tripod

Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, Normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. (AP) PER425 Flying low across the NorthDHM1026AP. Prepare to Ram, Operation Goodwood, Normandy, 18th July 1944 by David Pentland. While probing forward near Cagny on the initial day of the Goodwood offensive, Lt John Gorman, a troop commander of 2nd Armoured Battalion, Irish Guards, suddenly found himself confronted by a Tiger II and three Tiger Is of the elite 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion. Supported by only one other Sherman, and aware that their 75mm guns would be ineffective against such