File:RAF OPERATIONS IN MALTA, GIBRALTAR AND THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1940-1945.jpg
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editDescriptionRAF OPERATIONS IN MALTA, GIBRALTAR AND THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1940-1945.jpg | German submarineType VIIC, U-617, on fire and lying on her port side after being beached off the Moroccan coast near Melilla, as a result of damage sustained in an attack by two Gibraltar-based Vickers Wellington Mark VIIIs of No. 179 Squadron RAF, in the early morning of 12 September 1943. Photograph taken from a Lockheed Hudson of No. 48 Squadron RAF, one of a number of aircraft subsequently despatched from Gibraltar to continue the attack. All of U-617's crew reached shore safely, and she was eventually destroyed by Royal Naval gunfire. |
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Source | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205023648 |
Author | No. 48 Squadron RAF, Photo from Imperial War Museum, © IWM (CNA 4091) |
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Source | Imperial War Museums |
Copyright holder | © IWM (CNA 4091) |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
IIM version | 4 |