Top right an aerial vertical photograph of Den Helder. There is open sea in the bottom left with coastline running diagonally from mid left to bottom right. A river mouth at centre has fortification and sea wall on the left and dock basins and town to the right. There is an inlet from river to basins half way up river on the right bank with bomb explosions to its right.

Bottom left an aerial vertical photograph of Vlissingen town and docks. A triangular peninsular points upward into open sea at the top. On the left an inlet leads to inland to a large dock basin which connects to small basins above in the centre of a town. A Ventura is just about to cross the coast. Photograph caption 'A226 FEL 24643 5 11000 HV464'.

Bottom right an aerial vertical photograph of a Ventura flying right to left over a canal running top right to bottom left. The canal splits into channels in the town of Ijmuiden. Annotated 'Ymuiden [sic]' Photograph caption '3187 13.2.43//V5 8,800 ST 21'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Dunkerque]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> Netherlands--Den Helder]]> Netherlands--Vlissingen]]> Netherlands--Ijmuiden]]> Netherlands]]> France]]> 1943-06-24]]> 1943-02-13]]>

Top right a group of officers including one Women's Auxiliary Air Force stand in front of a tent, towards the left of the group Queen Elizabeth looking left and talking to an officer. In the background trees.

Centre a ground to air view of a Ventura flying left to right with clouds in the background. Trees on the horizon at the bottom.

Bottom left King George VI walking to the left talking to an officer. Behind Queen Elizabeth walks taking to two officers. To the rear an officer and a civilian stand. In the background a Ventura with other aircraft left and right.

Bottom right Queen Elizabeth accompanied by an officer walks towards the end of the rear rank of airmen parading on grass. To the right a the front rank of officers and in the background a Ventura.

Captioned 'Methwold 43, The Ghost of 21 Sqdn (11 out of 12 a/c failed to return from sortie, S/Ldr Meridith only survivor and he was well shot up with all his crew dead, New Zealand Sqdn, Methwold, 487 Operation Ramrod 3 [...]'.]]>
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In the middle are two views of case of a partially exploded bomb. Caption '1 & 2 partially exploded defective German 500 lb bomb'.

At the bottom two views of an unexploded bomb lying on concrete. Caption '3 & 4 unexploded bomb'.
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Wing Commander Pritchard was the officer commanding 21 Squadron in mid 1942 and led the squadron on Operation Oyster. ]]>
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