File:Sergeant Lincoln Orville Lynch DFM, a West Indian air gunner serving with No. 102 Squadron, by the rear turret of his Halifax at RAF Pocklington, February 1944. CH12263.jpg

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English: Sergeant Lincoln Orville Lynch DFM, a West Indian air gunner serving with No. 102 Squadron, by the rear turret of his Halifax at RAF Pocklington, February 1944.
West Indians in the Royal Air Force: Sergeant Lincoln Orville Lynch DFM, an air gunner serving with No 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force, photographed wearing his flying kit by the rear turret of a Handley Page Halifax at Pocklington, Lincolnshire. Lynch, from Jamaica, volunteered for service in the RAF in 1942, and in 1943 won the Air Gunner's trophy for obtaining the highest percentage of his course during his training in Canada. On his first operational flight with No 102 Squadron he shot down a German Junkers Ju 88.

Date

February 1944

Source

http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//21/media-21298/large.jpg

This photograph CH 12263 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.

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HQ Bomber Command, Royal Air Force official photographer

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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.

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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

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Associated people and organisations
Royal Air Force, 102 Squadron
Associated places
Pocklington, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
Associated events
Second World War 1939-1945
Associated themes
Empire & Commonwealth, Royal Air Force 1939-1945
Associated keywords
Aerial Warfare, Empire & Commonwealth

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