Pilot_officer_Kennedy_of_47_Squadron_RAF_Mar_1941_IWM_CM_658.jpg

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English: IWM caption : Pilot Officer Kennedy of No. 47 Squadron RAF Detachment inspects the damage to his Vickers Wellesley , K7715 'KU-H', at Agordat, Eritrea, after he was attacked by two Fiat CR 42s while on a bombing sortie over Keren on 25 March 1941. His air gunner, Sergeant German, was mortally wounded and the port wing was set on fire. Kennedy executed a vertical dive to put out the flames and returned to the Detachment's base at Agordat, where he crashed on landing.

Date

March 1941

Source

This photograph CM 658 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums .

Author

Hensser H (Mr), Royal Air Force official photographer

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