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Image: Three American pilots of No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron RAF, Pilot Officers A Mamedoff, V C 'Shorty' Keough and G Tobin, show off their new squadron badge at Church Fenton, Yorkshire, October 1940. CH1442

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Description: Three American pilots of No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron RAF, Pilot Officers G Tobin, V C 'Shorty' Keough, and A Mamedoff show off their new squadron badge at Church Fenton, Yorkshire, October 1940. Three American pilots of No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron RAF, Pilot Officers G Tobin of Los Angeles, V C 'Shorty' Keough of Brooklyn, New York and A Mamedoff of Thompson, Connecticut, show how their new squadron badge will look on Keogh's uniform at Church Fenton, Yorkshire. Mamedoff was formerly a stunt pilot in an air circus. Keough was a professional parachutist with 480 drops at the time this photograph was taken. Tobin was a commercial pilot who also did film work in Los Angeles.
Title: Three American pilots of No. 71 (Eagle) Squadron RAF, Pilot Officers A Mamedoff, V C 'Shorty' Keough and G Tobin, show off their new squadron badge at Church Fenton, Yorkshire, October 1940. CH1442
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//38/media-38356/large.jpg This photograph CH 1442 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Air Force official photographer, Daventry B J (Mr)
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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