visibility Similar

code Related

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CNA33

description

Summary

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943.

Operation TORCH: airmen of No. 3201 Servicing Commando loading ammunition drums for the Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs of No. 322 Wing RAF at Maison Blanche, Algeria. Operation TORCH was the first occasion on which RAF Servicing Commandos were used. Their duties were to undertake the servicing and replenishment of aircraft during the assault stage of an operation, until the arrival of the squadrons' ground personnel.

Nothing Found.

label_outline

Tags

air ministry second world war official collection maison blanche airfield operation torch supermarine spitfire mark v uk government artistic works world war ii forces of britain in algeria great britain middle east royal air force raf algeria
date_range

Date

1939 - 1943
create

Source

Imperial War Museums
link

Link

https://www.iwm.org.uk/
copyright

Copyright info

Public Domain

label_outline Explore Maison Blanche Airfield, World War Ii Forces Of Britain In Algeria, Supermarine Spitfire Mark V

Topics

air ministry second world war official collection maison blanche airfield operation torch supermarine spitfire mark v uk government artistic works world war ii forces of britain in algeria great britain middle east royal air force raf algeria