75 Squadron return to Mepal

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Title

75 Squadron return to Mepal

Description

Four photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is 14 aircraft over Mepal after an operation to Le Havre.
Photo 2 is Terry Ford at the ladder at the rear of his Lancaster.
Photo 3 is 15 Lancasters breaking formation to land at Mepal.
Photo 4 is six crewmen in flying kit beside their aircraft.

Date

1944-09-05

Temporal Coverage

Language

Type

Format

Four b/w photographs on an album page

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Contributor

Identifier

PFordTA17040022

Transcription

The Squadron returning in formation from the attack on Le Harve on the 5th September, 1944. (see targtr photo on the previous page). We were in the aircraft third from the left on the photo.

TERRY FORD. – PILOT.

The Squadron breaking up to come in to the aerodrome circuit prior to pancaking. 5th September, 1944.

Citation

“75 Squadron return to Mepal,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 18, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/24027.

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