On 23 November 1943 a force of 23 Beaufighters from Nos 236 and 254 Squadrons, escorted by Spitfires, attacked a southbound convoy off Texel on the Dutch coast. This dramatic shot was taken as the first of two torpedoes slammed into the largest ship in the convoy, a 7,000-ton tanker, breaking its back.

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Coastal Command attacks

The only crew in Coastal Command to sink two U-boats in one sortie was that of Flying Officer Kenneth Owen Moore, a Canadian serving with No 224 Squadron. 'Kayo' Moore, seen here on the right with his bomb aimer Warrant Officer Johnston 'Jock' McDowell, achieved this dramatic feat on the night of 7/8 June 1944, when flying a 'Cork' patrol over the Western end of the Channel.

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Coastal Command Crew

Aircrews standing next to an Avro Anson. Photo believed to have been taken during the 'Battle of Britain' period (July-October 1940). Location unknown.