Image: Air Vice Marshal Broadhurst in his Fi 156 Italy c1943

Description: Royal Air Force Air Vice Marshal Harry Broadhurst, Air Officer Commanding the Desert Air Force, about to board his Fieseler Fi 156 C Storch at the Advanced Headquarters of the DAF at Lucera, Italy. Broadhurst acquired the captured German communications aircraft in North Africa, had it painted in British markings and used it for touring the units under his command. He continued flying the Storch while commanding the 2nd Tactical Air Force in North-West Europe.
Title: Air Vice Marshal Broadhurst in his Fi 156 Italy c1943
Credit: This is photograph CNA 2170 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Air Force official photographer
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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