Image: Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CM6931
Description: Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. An airman attaches the tow rope of an Airspeed Horsa glider to the tow hook of a Handley Page Halifax A Mark V Series 1 (Special) glider tug of No. 295 Squadron RAF Detachment at Goubrine II, Tunisia, in preparation for Operation FUSTIAN; the airborne assault and seizure of the Primosole Bridge over the River Simeto, south of Mount Etna on Sicily, by elements of 1st Parachute Brigade on the night of 13/14 July 1943.
Title: Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CM6931
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//52/media-52128/large.jpg This is photograph CM 6931 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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