Accession Number | P02727.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
McIlveen, Arthur William |
Place made | North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area |
Date made | c 1941 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A Vickers Wellington bomber converted to a magnetic minesweeping aircraft as seen from the deck ...
Description
A Vickers Wellington bomber converted to a magnetic minesweeping aircraft as seen from the deck of a ship in the Tobruk Harbour. The aircraft is fitted with Ford V-8 petrol engine and a Maudsley electrical generator to induce a magnetic field in large loop mounted under the fuselage. A solid nose with a bracket supports the loop, which is also supported under the rear fuselage and the wings, outboard of the engines.