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BAY OF BISCAY, 1943-09-16. SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT (MK III EK 578), "E" OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF, SHOT DOWN BY SIX JUNKERS 88'S OF 5 GROUP KG40. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN BY THE CREW OF ONE OF THE JU 88'S, WHO WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SHOT DOWN OVER ENGLAND. THE SURVIVORS WERE RESCUED AFTER 14 HOURS IN THE OPEN SEA BY THE SLOOP HMS STARLING. (COPIED FROM THE 461 SQUADRON ALBUM) (FORMERLY Y001/03/01)
PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES, 1943-10. THE CREW OF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT (EK 578) "E" OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF WHO WERE SHOT DOWN BY SIX JUNKERS 88 AIRCRAFT OF 5 GROUP KG40 IN THE BAY OF BISCAY ON 1943-09-16. T
BAY OF BISCAY, 1943-07-30. SURVIVORS OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U-461, A TYPE XIV SUBMARINE TANKER, IN THE SEA AFTER THEIR VESSEL WAS SUNK BY SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT "U" OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF. U-461, U-46
PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES, 1943-10. THE CREW OF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT (EK578) "E" OF NO 461 SQUADRON RAAF, WHO WERE SHOT DOWN OVER THE BAY OF BISCAY ON 1943-09-16 BY SIX JUNKERS 88 AIRCRAFT OF 5 GROUP KG40.
Portrait taken at RAAF Headquarters of 400788 Pilot Officer Wilbur James Dowling, of Echuca, Vic, second pilot of the Sunderland aircraft "N for Nan" of No. 461 squadron RAAF which was attacked by eig
BAYEUX, FRANCE. 25 MARCH 1944. THE DESTROYER HMS SALADIN, RESCUING THE SURVIVORS OF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT M/461 FROM NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF. PILOTED BY FLYING OFFICER F. BUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ATTA
BAY OF BISCAY, 1943-07-30. DEPTH CHARGE ATTACK ON GERMAN SUBMARINE U-461 BY SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT "U" OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF. THIS U-BOAT IS ONE OF THREE ATTACKED BY SUNDERLAND "U" OF 461 SQUADRON RAA
