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Accession Number | P01367.006 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NORTH ATLANTIC, 1943-12-20. LIBERATOR MK1 'H' OF NO 120 SQUADRON RAF OF COASTAL COMMAND FLYING ...
Description
NORTH ATLANTIC, 1943-12-20. LIBERATOR MK1 'H' OF NO 120 SQUADRON RAF OF COASTAL COMMAND FLYING OVER THE OCEAN NEAR ICELAND. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE LAST MK1 LIBERATOR DELIVERED TO THE RAF AND BECAME ONE OF THE TOP SCORING LIBERATORS OF COASTAL COMMAND SINKING FIVE GERMAN SUBMARINES, DAMAGING A FURTHER THREE AND SIGHTING TWENTY SEVEN IN HER LONG CAREER.