Three airmen by the nose of a damaged Mosquito

Three airmen by the nose of a damaged Mosquito

Three airmen all wearing tunic and side caps standing in front of the nose of a Mosquito. The aircraft has a flying horse nose art and many rows of bomb symbols. The starboard propeller is bent and there is damage visible under the aircraft. There is a hole in the glazed window in the nose. The man on the left is pointing to the bomb symbols while the other two look on. Noted as being '109 Squadron Wyton'. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.

One b/w photograph

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