P01367.006 Accession Number: P01367.006

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NORTH ATLANTIC, 1943-12-20. LIBERATOR MK.I 'H' (SERIAL NUMBER AM929) OF NO 120 SQUADRON RAF OF COASTAL COMMAND FLYING OVER THE OCEAN NEAR ICELAND. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE LAST MK.I LIBERATOR DELIVERED TO THE RAF AND BECAME ONE OF THE TOP SCORING LIBERATORS OF COASTAL COMMAND SINKING FIVE GERMAN SUBMARINES, DAMAGING A FURTHER THREE AND SIGHTING TWENTY-SEVEN IN HER LONG CAREER.

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Accession Number
P01367.006
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Polyester
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor A Jay
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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