Group of air and ground crew standing on a Halifax

Group of air and ground crew standing on a Halifax

Large group of air and ground crew standing on the port wing and forward fuselage of a Halifax. One aircrew is standing with foot on a chock by the port undercarriage. There is one man looking out from a cockpit window. The aircraft has nose art of a lady reclining in a heart with two rows of bomb symbols and two swastikas underneath. The letter 'R' is on the undercarriage doors. In the background taxiways and another aircraft in the distance. Dennis W Raettig seventh from the right on the wing.

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