Upper wing from Fairey Swordfish -ID unknown- (52403046610).jpg
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This is the remains of the upper port wing from a Fairey Swordfish. On 12th February 1942, six Swordfish from 825 Naval Air Squadron flew from Manston to attack the German battleships “Gneisenau” and “Scharnhorst” during the Channel Dash. All six were shot down during the attack with the squadron commander. Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde, being posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for pressing home the attack despite having no fighter escort and in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire. RAF Manston History Museum Manston, Kent, UK 30th April 2022 |
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| Source | Upper wing from Fairey Swordfish [ID unknown] |
| Author | Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by HawkeyeUK at https://flickr.com/photos/65001151@N03/52403046610. It was reviewed on 3 February 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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| current | 21:31, 3 February 2023 | | 5,071 × 3,381 (14.96 MB) | wikimediacommons>Mosbatho | Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons |
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