Image: Squadron Leader Lance C Wade CNA1979 (detail)

Description: Detail from the photograph: Squadron Leader L C Wade, commanding No. 145 Squadron, sitting in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk VIII at Triolo landing ground, south of San Severo in Italy, 12 November 1943. Squadron Leader L C Wade, Officer Commanding No. 145 Squadron RAF, sitting in the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire HF Mark VIII at Triolo landing ground, south of San Severo, Italy, shortly before the end of his second tour of operations in the Mediterranean area, where he had become the top-scoring fighter pilot with 22 and 2 shared enemy aircraft destroyed. He was promoted Wing Commander and joined the staff at Headquarters, Desert Air Force, but was killed on 12 January 1944 in a flying accident at Foggia.
Title: Squadron Leader Lance C Wade CNA1979 (detail)
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//52/media-52276/large.jpg This photograph CNA 1979 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Bridge B (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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