SUK14357 Accession Number: SUK14357

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RAF Station Shawbury, Shropshire, England. 1945-05-26. The modified Lancaster aircraft "Aries" returned to its base at Shawbury, Salop, after a series of flights over the geographic and magnetic North Poles. The flights were planned by the Empire Air Navigation School at Shawbury, and the captain of the "Aries" was Wing Commander D. C. McKinley DFC AFC.

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Accession Number
SUK14357
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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