HMS Formidable, with Seafire fighters of No. 885 Squadron FAA, off the Rock of Gibraltar, mid-1942 to 1945.

Caption     HMS Formidable, with Seafire fighters of No. 885 Squadron FAA, off the Rock of Gibraltar, mid-1942 to 1945. ww2dbase
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Identification Code   A 17076
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
24 Oct 2015 01:37:34 PM

JUST PASS'IN THROUGH:

Seafire IIC of number 855 Squadron, HMS Formidable

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