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File:Mosquito shooting down Ju-88.jpg

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English: This spectacular series of six stills was taken from a De Haviland Mosquito NF Mk. II while intercepting a Ju 88 over the Bay of Biscay during bad weather. The fighter was flown by Flight Lieutenant J Singleton with J W Haslam operating the radar, of No. 25 Squadron RAF based at Church Fenton, Yorkshire.
Date circa 1942
date QS:P,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph C 3546A comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
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