Sergeant D Goodwin RCAF, a pilot of No. 229 Squadron RAF, about to be rescued by the crew of High Speed Launch HSL 107 of the Malta Air/Sea Rescue Unit, after being forced to ditch his Supermarine Spitfire in the Mediterranean, 30 miles west of the island.


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Sea rescue

RAF armourers, assisted by soldiers, fit tail fins to 500-lb GP(general purpose) bombs on trolleys at Luqa, Malta, before they are towed to Vickers Wellingtons for a raid on Axis forces in North Africa.
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Preparing bombs

A 3-inch mortar team laying a smoke screen during a demonstration exercise, 13 April 1942. Note helmet camouflage.

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