SUK15097 Accession Number: SUK15097

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RAF Station Pembroke Dock, Wales. C. 1941-12. The crew of a British bomber aircraft which had come down in the Atlantic and drifted for hours in a two-man dinghy. They were rescued by a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF captained by Flight Lieutenant R. E. Burrage (in cap) which had sighted them and alighted on the sea to rescue them.

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Accession Number
SUK15097
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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