Image: RAF HSL 130 rescueing Halifax crew c1942
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Description: Aerial photograph taken from a Lockheed Hudson of No. 279 Squadron RAF showing High Speed Launch HSL 130 from Yarmouth (UK), rescuing the crew of a Handley Page Halifax from their dinghy in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. They had been forced to ditch after their aircraft incurred damage from anti-aircraft fire while raiding Essen, Germany.
Title: RAF HSL 130 rescueing Halifax crew c1942
Credit: This photograph C 2617 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: No. 279 Squadron RAF
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