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Western Desert, Libya. 8 June 1942. A South African fighter pilot (right), who landed in enemy territory to pick up an RAF officer who had been forced to land. The two officers are perched in the single seat cockpit. In this manner they flew back across hundreds of miles of desert to their base. This was one of two rescues of this type which performed in the same day in the Western Desert.
Western Desert, Libya. 8 June 1942. Group portrait of RAF, RAAF, and South African Air Force pilots who have walked back to their bases after having been forced to land in the desert, broadcasting the
404085 Sergeant (Sgt) Alan Cecil Cameron, left, and O35436 (145) Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Peter Jeffrey, DSO, DFC, of 3 Squadron RAAF. On 30 September 1941 Sgt Cameron was forced to land in the desert
Western Desert, Egypt. 27 August 1942. Footsore, unshaven and very tired, this is how four sergeants returned to their base after 'walking in' from Tobruk, Cyrenaica, Libya. They were the crew of a We
MIDDLE EAST. C. 1917-06. MAJOR A. MURRAY-JONES MC DFC, COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 2 SQUADRON, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS (AFC), STANDING BESIDE AN AUSTRALIAN MARTINSYDE G.100 SINGLE SEAT AIRCRAFT, SERIAL
MIDDLE EAST. C. 1917. MAJOR A. MURRAY-JONES MC DFC, COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 2 SQUADRON, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS (AFC), STANDING BESIDE AN AUSTRALIAN MARTINSYDE G.100 SINGLE SEAT AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUM
AN ALLIED PATROL OF THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP IN THE WESTERN DESERT. THESE PATROLS CONSIST OF SMALL PARTIES OF HEAVILY ARMED OFFICERS AND MEN EXPERIENCED IN DESERT WARFARE, WHO TREK FOR HUNDREDS OF
