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  1. Blending perfectly with the surroundings, these secret camouflaged hangars at El Gubbi aerodrome ...

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    Maker: Fisher, Thomas

    Blending perfectly with the surroundings, these secret camouflaged hangars at El Gubbi aerodrome were built by the engineers of the 9th Australian Division, AIF. A Hurricane fighter aircraft runs up ...

    020692

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    BOMB CARRYING HURRICANES. HURRICANE AIRCRAFT OF R.A.F. FIGHTER COMMAND ARE BEING EQUIPPED TO ...

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    Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer

    BOMB CARRYING HURRICANES. HURRICANE AIRCRAFT OF R.A.F. FIGHTER COMMAND ARE BEING EQUIPPED TO CARRY BOMBS TO INCREASE THEIR STRIKING POWER IN ATTACKS ON ENEMY SHIPPING AND GROUND TARGETS. LOADING THE B...

    012795

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    British War Medal 1939-45 with Mention in Despatches oakleaf: Squadron Leader F L Lomas, 680 (Photo Reconnaissance) Squadron, RAF

    Heraldry

    Maker: Unknown

    British War Medal 1939-45 with mentioned in despatches oakleaf attached to ribbon. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.

    REL36901.006

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    Brussels, Belgium. C. 1945. A Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft "the last of the many" which came ...

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    Brussels, Belgium. C. 1945. A Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft "the last of the many" which came to prominence during the Battle for Britain operations.

    SUK15207

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    Burma. c. 1944. A building housing Japanese soldiers and vital stores in a village is blown up by ...

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    Burma. c. 1944. A building housing Japanese soldiers and vital stores in a village is blown up by direct hits from Hurri-bomber aircraft. Such attacks are part of a campaign against Japanese-held road...

    P02491.182

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    Burma. C. 1945-01. Air Commodore F. J. W. Mellersh AFC, Commander of the Strategic Air Force of ...

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    Burma. C. 1945-01. Air Commodore F. J. W. Mellersh AFC, Commander of the Strategic Air Force of Eastern Air Command, pilots his own Hurricane aircraft when touring heavy bomber stations. He is in the ...

    SUK13616

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    Burma. C. 1945-04. Anti-malaria aircraft went into action in support of the mosquito assault on ...

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    Burma. C. 1945-04. Anti-malaria aircraft went into action in support of the mosquito assault on troops on the ground in Burma. Colonel J. W. Scharff of SACSEA's Medical Advisory Division, visited the ...

    SUK14056

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    Burma. c. 1945. Fighting the Japanese and blasting them out of bunker defence positions, ...

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    Burma. c. 1945. Fighting the Japanese and blasting them out of bunker defence positions, rocket-firing Hurricane fighter aircraft of No. 20 Squadron RAF. Representatives from six countries are members...

    P02491.013

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    Burma. C. 1944-12. Ground crews preparing an RAF Hawker Hurricane (Hurribomber) aircraft of ...

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    Burma. C. 1944-12. Ground crews preparing an RAF Hawker Hurricane (Hurribomber) aircraft of Eastern Air Command on a forward airstrip on the Burma front, while bullock carts went their way across a tr...

    SUK13483

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    Burma. c. March 1944. Captain Cotton (rear right), an Army Liaison Officer, gives crews details ...

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    Burma. c. March 1944. Captain Cotton (rear right), an Army Liaison Officer, gives crews details regarding Japanese positions. Squadrons of the Indian Air Force are now successfully operating on the Bu...

    P02491.350

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    Burma. c. March 1945. Pilots of an RAF Hawker Hurricane (Hurribomber) Squadron operating from an ...

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    Burma. c. March 1945. Pilots of an RAF Hawker Hurricane (Hurribomber) Squadron operating from an airstrip close behind the British 14th Army, study their target maps at the open air 'Ops' (Operations)...

    P02491.012

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    Burma. C. 1944-11. RAF Thunderbolt aircraft taxiing out past a line up of Hurricane aircraft for ...

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    Burma. C. 1944-11. RAF Thunderbolt aircraft taxiing out past a line up of Hurricane aircraft for an attack on Japanese communication systems in the Burma area.

    SUK13453

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    Burma. C. 1944-12. Roaring along the sandy airstrip with bombs under the mainplane, an RAF Hawker ...

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    Burma. C. 1944-12. Roaring along the sandy airstrip with bombs under the mainplane, an RAF Hawker Hurricane (Hurribomber) aircraft of Eastern Air Command heads for Japanese targets in Burma.

    SUK13485

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    Burma. C. 1945-04. The death-dealing vapour which has been sprayed from RAF Hurricane aircraft ...

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    Burma. C. 1945-04. The death-dealing vapour which has been sprayed from RAF Hurricane aircraft billowing out as it nears the ground as part of the anti-malaria programme.

    SUK14057

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    Burma. c. 1945. While Warrant Officer D. J. Grapes of Sandowne, Isle of Wight, prepares to take ...

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    Burma. c. 1945. While Warrant Officer D. J. Grapes of Sandowne, Isle of Wight, prepares to take off for a flight, the Meteorological men prepare the psychrometer which is set in the wind and gives the...

    P02491.080

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    C.1942. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS INDOMITABLE. THERE ARE SEA ...

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    C.1942. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS INDOMITABLE. THERE ARE SEA HURRICANE FIGHTERS ON DECK, ONE PREPARING TO TAKE OFF AND THREE PUSHED OUT ONTO OUTRIGGERS. THE SHIP IS PAINTE...

    302420

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    Cairo, Egypt. 12 February 1942. Interior view of one of the workshops at a RAF Repair and Salvage ...

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    Cairo, Egypt. 12 February 1942. Interior view of one of the workshops at a RAF Repair and Salvage Unit. Mechanics and tradesmen of the RAF are at work on repairs and replacements to Hurricane Mk II ai...

    MED0352

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    C. 1943, ENGLAND. THREE HURRICANES SEARCHING FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT ABOVE THE CLOUDS ON THE WESTERN ...

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    C. 1943, ENGLAND. THREE HURRICANES SEARCHING FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT ABOVE THE CLOUDS ON THE WESTERN FRONT. THEIR BAG WAS TWO ON THE DAY THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN. CLASSIC `SHOT' OF HURRICANES IN TIGHT `V' FO...

    AD0155

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    Central Burma. c. 1945. Informal group portrait of an RAF Hawker Hurricane (Hurribomber) Squadron ...

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    Central Burma. c. 1945. Informal group portrait of an RAF Hawker Hurricane (Hurribomber) Squadron and a party of Burmese Christian ladies visiting a forward RAF airfield. They brought with them flour,...

    P02491.028

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    Central Burma. c. 1945. Two of the Burmese Christian ladies who visited pilots of a RAF Hawker ...

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    Central Burma. c. 1945. Two of the Burmese Christian ladies who visited pilots of a RAF Hawker Hurricane (Hurribomber) Squadron shield themselves from the glare of the sun with a parasol while they, a...

    P02491.029

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