Channel Sweep by Robert Taylor Truk was thought to be

Truk was thought to be almost impregnable

Gatlin would down the 262 one of a few downed that day

Publishers Proof

and the dam was breached

Channel Sweep by Robert Taylor Truk was thought to beChannel Sweep illustrates an offensive patrol over the English Channel by a section of Spitfire Mk. Vb from 452 squadron, lead by Brendan "Paddy" Finucane. In 1941 as it built strength and experience RAF Fighter Command increasingly took the battle to the Luftwaffe with frequent patrols known as "Circuses" over the Channel and into Nothern France. In July 1942, Paddy Finucane was hit by ground fire over France he attempted to make in back to England