19th November in wartime Northern Ireland

On 19th November 1940, a Belfast Telegraph photographer spent time with an R.A.F. 245 Squadron crew as they prepared their Bristol Blenheim bomber for action.

Pilot and Observer of a Bristol Blenheim long-range fighter of R.A.F. 245 (Northern Rhodesian) Squadron at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim on 19th November 1940
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Observer of a Bristol Blenheim long-range fighter of R.A.F. 245 (Northern Rhodesian) Squadron at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim on 19th November 1940
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Gunner in a Bristol Blenheim long-range fighter of R.A.F. 245 (Northern Rhodesian) Squadron at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim on 19th November 1940
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Bristol Blenheim long-range fighters of R.A.F. 245 (Northern Rhodesian) Squadron at R.A.F. Aldergrove, Co. Antrim on 19th November 1940
© IWM HU 107158 Info

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