128308 Accession Number: 128308

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BAYEUX, FRANCE. 25 MARCH 1944. THE DESTROYER HMS SALADIN, RESCUING THE SURVIVORS OF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT M/461 FROM NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF. PILOTED BY FLYING OFFICER F. BUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY NINE GERMAN JU-88 AIRCRAFT. THE SUNDERLAND DESTROYED ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE BEING ITSELF FORCED INTO THE SEA.

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Accession Number
128308
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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