Verona Marshalling Yards, North Italy and Wellington crew

Verona Marshalling Yards, North Italy and Wellington crew

Five men posing in front of a Wellington aircraft. At least four are in uniform and one, in the centre, is wearing a shirt. The man on the left is a Flying Officer and pilot, at the rear, right is an aircrew member and on the front right is a Flight Sergeant aircrew member. They are all smiling and squinting into the sun. On the opposite page is hand printed the description of an operation to Verona Marshalling Yards

One b/w photograph on an album page

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VERONA MARSHALLING YARDS.
N. ITALY

CLOUDY ALONG ROUTE WITH ICING NR [symbol]. OPPOSITION 20 S/L.
MOD. L AND H. 1 A/C SEEN TO FALL OVER [symbol]. BOMBS BURST 1000 YDS.
N. FLARES OVER [symbol] BUT T.I’s LATE.
2 A/C. MISSING.

DISTANCE 790 MILES TIME 5 HRS 20 MIN.
T.O. 2110 HRS.

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