Aces All - Tribute to the Pilots and Crews of 23 Sqn, Malta, 1943 by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SQN124 Simon Smith's dramatic image picks

Simon Smith's dramatic image picks up the story as

He was the first to exceed the record of the famous British Ace

25 Sqn by Ivan Berryman

Eelke 'Bob' Scholte

Aces All - Tribute to the Pilots and Crews of 23 Sqn, Malta, 1943 by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SQN124 Simon Smith's dramatic image picksDHM6695APB. Aces All Tribute to the Pilots and Crews of 23 Sqn, Malta, 1943 by Ivan Berryman. Arriving on the island of Malta in the final days of 1942, the De Havilland Mosquitoes of 23 Sqn were soon in action defending the skies around this strategically crucial island and carrying out intruder missions against ground targets as far away as southern Italy. Three of 23 Sqn's FB. VIs are depicted here: HJ675 (V), piloted by Fl Lt P W Rabone (9