Sgt Eric Bann 238 Squadron

[Jon]

Hi Andy.
I already have Andy and, i am good friends with his Brother Maurice.
Have a look at the site below as it shows a painting of the incident i had commissioned with some back ground his final flight.

http://www.warbirdart.demon.co.uk/jonzon28.html

I am a bit hooked on Sgt Bann as for the first time i have been able to get behind the man in the cockpit and find out so much about him.
Also i think i have narrowed it down to three BF109 pilots who could have killed him although a BF110 also claimed a kill in the area near the time of his death.
Fortunately i spoke Sgt Gordon Batt last year before he passed away and he was flying with Sgt Bann when he was shot down, Gordon is convinced it was a 109 but admitts that as soon as he saw the tracer rounds he dived for the deck and flew home between the trees!!
If you visit the Isle of Wight go up onto Culver down into the pub and they carry a copy of the painting abouve the fire in his honour, and have a walk down the bank to the crash site and see what the rabbits have turned up!
As for a web page what a fantastic idea.

Best regards.
Jon