The Great Folly of 1916 by Jason Askew. TEA79 The first light of dawn

The first light of dawn silhouettes the massive outline of the Yorktown class carrier USS Enterprise

all six Fleet Air Arm Swordfish were shot down

creating an all-time record in the European Theatre

when 11 torpedoes sent the magnificent but deadly battleship quickly to the bottom

The Great Folly of 1916 by Jason Askew. TEA79 The first light of dawnDHM1802. The Great Folly of 1916 by Jason Askew. Assault in the vicinity of Thiepval by the Ulster division 1st July 1916. The 11th Royal Irish Rifles, moving forward from the A line of trenches, and moving forward to attack the B line of trenches, the attacking infantry are preceded by Bombers seen carryng grenades in green canvas buckets who are engaged in throwing grenades in anticipation of the rifle company assault on the enemy trenches; an