P00753.008 Accession Number: P00753.008

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AT SEA, SKAGERRAK. 1945-05-08. AN RAF LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY FLYING OFFICER VILLIS, NO. 59 SQUADRON RAF, FLYING OVER SURRENDERED GERMAN SUBMARINE U293 AT LATITUDE 58 11' N AND LONGITUDE 10 18'W, PHOTOGRAPHED FROM 300 FEET. THIS WAS ONE OF A GROUP OF U-BOATS WHICH ON VE DAY SURRENDERED TO RN SHIPS FROM LONDONDERRY AND FOUR LIBERATOR BOMBERS FROM NO. 59 AND NO. 120 SQUADRON RAF.

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Accession Number
P00753.008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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