Halifax_and_Horsa_take_off_from_Cornwall_for_North_Africa_1943.jpg
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Description Halifax and Horsa take off from Cornwall for North Africa 1943.jpg |
English:
A
Handley Page
Halifax
A.V Series 1 (Special) glider tug (EB139, "NN"), of
No. 295 Squadron RAF
based at Holmesley South, getting airborne from
Portreath
, Cornwall (UK), towing
Airspeed
Horsa
glider
LG723 to Tunisia, during "
Operation Beggar
": the transit of
Halifax
/
Horsa
glider combinations from the United Kingdom to North Africa by units of No. 38 Wing RAF, in preparation for the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
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Date |
circa June 1943
date QS:P,+1943-06-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
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Author | No. 295 Squadron RAF | ||||
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( Reusing this file ) |
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