An airman stands guard in the snow at Betheniville, framed by the camouflage netting on the wing of a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV of No. 139 Squadron RAF.


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Watching the grounds

Riggers examining the damage to the elevators of a Boulton-Paul Defiant Mark I, of No. 264 Squadron RAF in a hangar at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, following their battle with German fighters over Dunkirk on 29 May 1940.

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Repairs needed

An armourer loads a 4.5 inch reconnaissance flare into the wing cell of a Fairey Battle of No. 218 Squadron RAF at Auberives-sur-Suippes, prior to a sortie.
Am I correct in assuming that this flare was used to light up a target/area for making a photorecon?

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