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Description: Royal Air Force in France, 1939-1940. Three Fairey Battle Mark Is, K9353 ‘HA-J’, K9324 ‘HA-B’ and K9325 ‘HA-D’, of No. 218 Squadron RAF, based at Auberives-sur-Suippes, in flight over northern France. K9325 went missing during an attack on enemy troops near St Vith on 11 May 1940, and K9353 was shot down north of Bouillon the following day. K9324 survived the Battle of France to serve with the RAAF until 1944.
Title: Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force in France, 1939-1940. C449
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53233/large.jpg This photograph C 449 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Stanley Arthur Devon
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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