Leutnant Josef Mai by Ivan Berryman. (GL) REG246 C-9 was the most successful

C-9 was the most successful airship of her class

In support of the American landings at Utah and Omaha beaches

501 Sqn did encounter Stukas in this area on a number of occasions - depicted here is a 501 Sqn Hurricane on the tail of a Ju

Navigator : Flg Off D R Walker

Franz Schieß was posted with his squadron to the Mediterranean from December 1941

Leutnant Josef Mai by Ivan Berryman. (GL) REG246 C-9 was the most successfulDHM1589GL. Leutnant Josef Mai by Ivan Berryman. Victory No 26 for Josef Mai was a 64 Squadron SE5. A on 5th September 1918, here falling victim to the guns of the aces zebra striped Fokker D. VII 4598 18 of Jasta 5. By the end of the war, his total had risen to 30 aircraft destroyed, Mai himself collecting a number of decorations, among them the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class. Surviving the Great War, it is believed that he became a flying instructor