Image: Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945 CF619

Description: Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945 An aerial view of the RAF camp on the coral reef at Addu Atoll, Maldive Islands, which was established in 1944 as a base for flying boats operating in the Indian Ocean. Note the one mile-long pipeline jetty, built to take oil to the marine tender which refuels the Short Sunderlands of No. 230 Squadron RAF, moored out in the lagoon at far right.
Title: Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945 CF619
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//9/media-9144/large.jpg This photograph CF 619 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Lea T (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer
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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