Channel Dash Polo shirt Engraved Naval Base Cdr in Hong

Naval Base Cdr in Hong Kong

A small amount of simple push-fit assembly may be required

'Joining the Naval Air Wing in 1913

which grows into a large part of their identity

The ‘Old Grey Lady’

Channel Dash Polo shirt Engraved Naval Base Cdr in HongA commemorative polo to recognise the extreme bravery and sacrifice that occurred on February 12th, 1942, when six Fairey Swordfish were pitted against an overwhelming force of the Kreigsmarine and Luftwaffe. In this doomed attempt to sink the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, all six Swordfish were shot down and only 5 of the 'Gallant Eighteen' aircrew survived. Their flight leader, Lt Cdr Eugene Esmonde, was posthumously awarded the Victoria