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File:The German mine-detecting ship SAUERLAND being attacked off La Pallice in France by RAF Bristol Beaufighters, 12 August 1944. C4546.jpg

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English: The German mine-detecting ship SAUERLAND being attacked off La Pallice in France by RAF Bristol Beaufighters, 12 August 1944. The ship was later finished off by the Royal Navy.
On 12 August 1944 the SAUERLAND, a heavily armed Sperrbrecher (mine-detector ship), was hit off La Pallice by Beaufighters of No 236 Squadron and a detachment from No 404 Squadron RCAF, both operating from Davidstow Moor. The ship was left floundering and later was finished off by the Royal Navy. The aircraft flying overhead in this photograph is reportedly that of Wing Commander Ken Gatward, the CO of No 404 Squadron and one of the RAF's leading anti-shipping 'aces'.
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This photograph C 4546 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author HQ Coastal Command, Royal Air Force official photographer
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(Reusing this file)		 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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    Gatward, Max Arthur Alfred Kitchener 'Ken', Royal Air Force, 236 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, 404 Squadron
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    Second World War
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    Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Coastal Command
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    aviation
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