16/06/2026
🇬🇧 🇦🇺 Another addition to the RAF in Combat collection: Squadron Leader Barry Edward “Gusty” Gale DFC and his North American Mustang Mk. III KH495 of No. 165 (Ceylon) Squadron, flown from Bentwaters in May 1945.
An Australian serving with the RAAF, Gale reached operations in 1942 with No. 111 Squadron on Spitfires. He fought through the Tunisian campaign, claiming victories against Axis aircraft and rising to become a flight commander. Awarded the DFC in 1943, he later returned to Europe and joined No. 165 Squadron shortly after D-Day.
Promoted to command the squadron in March 1945, Gale led the unit during its final months of operations after its conversion from Spitfires to Mustang Mk.IIIs. He remained in command until the end of the war and returned to Australia in late 1945.
https://www.bravobravoaviation.com/en/raf-in-combat-collection/1242-barry-gale-dfc-mustang-mk-iii-kh495-oc-no-165-squadron-raf-1945.html
🇫🇷 🇦🇺 Un nouveau print rejoint la collection RAF in Combat : il met à l’honneur le Squadron Leader Barry Edward « Gusty » Gale DFC et son North American Mustang Mk. III KH495 du No. 165 (Ceylon) Squadron, basé à Bentwaters en mai 1945.
Australien servant dans la RAAF, Gale rejoint les opérations en 1942 au sein du No. 111 Squadron sur Spitfire. Il participe à la campagne de Tunisie, où il remporte plusieurs succès contre les forces de l’Axe et devient flight commander. Décoré de la DFC en 1943, il revient ensuite en Europe et rejoint le No. 165 Squadron peu après le Débarquement.
Nommé commandant de l’unité en mars 1945, il dirige le squadron durant les derniers mois de la guerre après sa conversion du Spitfire au Mustang Mk.III. Il conserve ce commandement jusqu’à la fin du conflit avant de regagner l’Australie à la fin de l’année 1945.
👉https://www.bravobravoaviation.com/fr/collection-raf-in-combat/1242-barry-gale-dfc-mustang-mk-iii-kh495-oc-no-165-squadron-raf-1945.html