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Fairey Swordfish on anti-submarine patrol over convoy RA 57, March 1944
A Fairey Swordfish on anti-submarine patrol over convoy RA 57, March 1944. This aircraft would have been based aboard the escort carrier HMS Chaser. Swordfish from the Chaser damaged one U boat [U 472] and sank another [U 366], thus making a significant contribution to the defence of the convoy.
This is a copy of an original negative held at the Imperial War Museum (A22467).
This is a copy of an original negative held at the Imperial War Museum (A22467).
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Object Details
| ID: | AD22467 |
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| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | March 1944 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 62 mm x 90 mm |