Place | Europe: France |
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Accession Number | 128308 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
BAYEUX, FRANCE. 25 MARCH 1944. THE DESTROYER HMS SALADIN, RESCUING THE SURVIVORS OF SUNDERLAND ...
Description
BAYEUX, FRANCE. 25 MARCH 1944. THE DESTROYER HMS SALADIN, RESCUING THE SURVIVORS OF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT M/461 FROM NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF. PILOTED BY FLYING OFFICER F. BUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY NINE GERMAN JU-88 AIRCRAFT. THE SUNDERLAND DESTROYED ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE BEING ITSELF FORCED INTO THE SEA.