Image: Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force in France, 1939-1940. C449
Description: Royal Air Force in France, 1939-1940. Three Fairey Battle Mark Is, K9353 HA-J, K9324 HA-B and K9325 HA-D, of No. 218 Squadron RAF, based at Auberives-sur-Suippes, in flight over northern France. K9325 went missing during an attack on enemy troops near St Vith on 11 May 1940, and K9353 was shot down north of Bouillon the following day. K9324 survived the Battle of France to serve with the RAAF until 1944.
Title: Fairey Battle - Royal Air Force in France, 1939-1940. C449
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53233/large.jpg This photograph C 449 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Stanley Arthur Devon
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