File:Fortress IIA 220 Sqn RAF at Benbecula 1943.jpg

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Description A Royal Air Force Boeing Fortress Mark IIA (FL459 "‘J") of No. 220 Squadron RAF, preparing to taxy at Benbecula, in the Outer Hebrides. This aircraft sank two U-boats (U 624 and U 707) and shared in the sinking of another (U 575) during its period of service with the squadron. The aerials of the ASV II radar with which FL459 is equipped are clearly visible on the nose and under the starboard wing.
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This photograph CH 11131 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author P/O N.S. Clark, Royal Air Force official photographer

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