Captain Edwin Swales VC (RAF)

CLUB018A - Captain Edwin Swales VC (RAF) | Thomas Gunn

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CLUB018A – Captain Edwin Swales VC – RAF

On the night of 23 February 1945, South African-born Captain Edwin Swales captained an Avro Lancaster on a bombing mission against Pforzheim, Germany.

Despite severe damage to his aircraft and injuries sustained during the mission, Swales remained at the controls and successfully brought the Lancaster back towards Allied territory. After ordering his crew to bail out, he attempted to land but was killed when the aircraft crashed.

For his courage and devotion to his crew, he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

Available from The Military Workshop – CLUB018A is Thomas Gunn's tribute to Captain Edwin Swales VC, whose final mission became an extraordinary story of courage and self-sacrifice.

Brand: Thomas Gunn