RAF_HSL_130_rescueing_Halifax_crew_c1942.jpg

Summary

Description Aerial photograph taken from a Lockheed Hudson of No. 279 Squadron RAF showing High Speed Launch HSL 130 from Yarmouth (UK), rescuing the crew of a Handley Page Halifax from their dinghy in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. They had been forced to ditch after their aircraft incurred damage from anti-aircraft fire while raiding Essen, Germany.
Date circa 1942
date QS:P,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source
This photograph C 2617 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums .
Author No. 279 Squadron RAF

Licensing

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