Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. NRG46 Marshall became embroiled in a

Marshall became embroiled in a fight with troopers of the French 5th Cuirassiers

Each year the crowds flock to this historic Cornish seaside port to see the spectacular display

26th May 1941

Despite several determined attacks by a Ju88 nightfighter

Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. NRG46 Marshall became embroiled in aNT0315. Desert Sharks and Eagles by Nicolas Trudgian. The air war fought in the skies above the inhospitable wastelands of the North African desert were among the most hotly contested of the war. The outcome of the bitter land war raging below largely depended upon who controlled the air space above, and both sides knew it. JG 27, having cut its teeth in the battles of France and Britain, was the first Luftwaffe unit to arrive in North Africa.