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Photograph SUK14278 Second World War, 1939-1945Gibraltar. C. 1945-04. A Lockheed Ventura aircraft of RAF Coastal Command flies off the end of the runway over some sunbathers resting on the sand after a swim.

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Gibraltar. C. 1945-04. Wellington aircraft of RAF Coastal Command in the shadow of the Rock.
Gibraltar. C. 1945-04. A Lockheed Ventura aircraft of RAF Coastal Command flies off the end of the runway over some sunbathers resting on the sand after a swim.

Gibraltar. C. 1945-04. Preparing a home-made boat for the bathing season, Flight Sergeant C. F. Hutchinson RAAF of Adelaide, SA, and Warrant Officer W. Mill RAAF of Moorabbin, Vic, who are serving wit

England. C. 1945-04. The Master Unit of a Distant Reading Compass in an RAF Coastal Command aircraft.

England. C. 1945-04. One of the repeater compasses of the Distant Reading Compass is seen at the top of the pilot's dashboard in an RAF Coastal Command aircraft.

GIBRALTAR. 1945-02. WELLINGTON AIRCRAFT OF NO. 458 SQUADRON RAAF. BECAUSE OF THE RENEWAL OF U-BOAT ACITVITY IN THE AREA, MEDITERRANEAN ALLIED COASTAL AIR FORCE (MACAF) ORDERED THE SQUADRON TO GIBRALTA

An aerial view of Gibraltar and the rock (note the shadow top left). Dispersed aircraft can be seen below the runway and many sea craft and some flying boats can be seen moored in the harbour.
