Kurt von Crailsheim by Ivan Berryman. (B) SIG1386 Private Tollerton received the VC

Private Tollerton received the VC for his splendid gallantry and devotion

Hauptmann Peter Spoden

Although the target was undefended by flak

By the end of the battle nearly all the French ships were sunk or captured

Kurt von Crailsheim by Ivan Berryman. (B) SIG1386 Private Tollerton received the VCDHM1645B. Kurt von Crailsheim by Ivan Berryman. The Fokker E II of Leutnant Kurt Freiherr von Crailsheim of FFA 53 is shown in formation with his wingman in a similar aircraft. Von Crailsheims aircraft bears his personalised markings of yellow, black and white diagonal bars on the fuselage, thought to represent his Military Merit Medal combined with the black and white of Prussia. The cross on the fuselage sides was applied in an unusually forward