Image: Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. CH9170

Description: Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Wing Commander M N Crossley standing in front of a Hawker Typhoon at Gravesend, Kent. In 1940 Crossley shot down 22 enemy aircraft over France and during the Battle of Britain while flying with No. 32 Squadron RAF, latterly as its Commanding Officer. He led a wing of Supermarine Spitfires in 1941, and was then posted to the united States as a test pilot for the British Air Commission. He returned to England in 1943 to lead the proposed Detling Wing, but his operational flying career was cut short when he contracted tuberculosis.
Title: Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. CH9170
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53321/large.jpg This photograph CH 9170 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Miller (P/O), Royal Air Force official photographer
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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