England. 1944-05-22. The crew of a Wellington aircraft of Coastal Command which was badly damaged ...

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Accession Number SUK14792
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

England. 1944-05-22. The crew of a Wellington aircraft of Coastal Command which was badly damaged by flak from a German U-boat on which it made two attacking runs leaving it stationary on the surface in the Bay of Biscay before returning to base. Left to right: Flight Sergeant (Sgt) D. W. Sulis, navigator, 22, of Concord West, NSW; Sergeant J. M. Dally, wireless operator/air gunner (WAG) of Leicester; Sgt R. A. Campbell, WAG, 21, of Clydebank, Dumbartonshire; Sgt L. J. Cole, WAG of Sholling, Southampton; Sgt I. W. Green, second pilot of Caistor, Lincs; Flight Sergeant D. Bretherton, captain, 21, of Fallowfield, Manchester.