SUK13249 Accession Number: SUK13249

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St Eval, Cornwall, England. 1943-10. An airman cleaning the Leigh Light on a Liberator bomber aircraft of No. 53 Squadron RAF Coastal Command. The Leigh Light is a powerful searchlight which throws a beam for a considerable distance, of great assistance in hunting U-boats at night.

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Accession Number
SUK13249
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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