Hawkeye

Painting depicts an encounter between 485 NZ Squadron and 6/JG52 over the coast of France.

P/O. E.P.Wells "Hawkeye" Aged 24 Years.
Piloting a Spitfire VB serial W3645/OU- V/S
ACE with 12 + 1 Destroyed, 4 Probable, 6+1 Damaged
Received the DFC ribbon and bar

Obit Joseph Priller "PIPS" Ages 23 Years.
Piloting a Me109E-Emil PIPS emblem “RED CARD” Priller flew 1307 missions.
ACE with 101 Victories incl. 68 Spitfires, 11 Heavy Bombers
Received the Knights Cross

Both pilots survived the Second World War.

485 Squadron flew over 10,000 sorties. The unit claimed 63 enemy aircraft destroyed. During the short period that the squadron was employed against ground targets, pilots destroyed 70 motor vehicles and 5 railway engines. 24 DFCs or DFMs were won by members of the squadron.