Dunkirk evacuation

Royal Air Force photos taken around the time of the Dunkirk evacuation (code-named Operation Dynamo) that saw more than 330,000 Allied troops from the beaches…
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Gun camera film still showing machine gun and tracer fire from a Supermarine Spitfire I flown by Flight Lieutenant PWF Treacy of 74 Squadron hitting a Messerschmitt Bf110 in the port engine during combat near Dunkirk. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF) Dunkirk Evacuation, Flight Lieutenant, Plane And Pilot, Supermarine Spitfire, Battle Of Britain, Messerschmitt, Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, Warbirds
Dunkirk evacuation
Gun camera film still showing machine gun and tracer fire from a Supermarine Spitfire I flown by Flight Lieutenant PWF Treacy of 74 Squadron hitting a Messerschmitt Bf110 in the port engine during combat near Dunkirk. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
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Still from gun camera film shot by Flight Lieutenant AG "Sailor" Malan, leader of 'A' Flight, 74 Squadron, recording his first aerial victory, a Heinkel He 111 over Dunkirk on 21 May 1940.   Although debris and billowing smoke issue from the Heinkel's starboard engine and the starboard undercarriage has dropped, Malan's claim was categorised as unconfirmed since he did not observe the aircraft's destruction.   'A' Flight was based at Hornchurch but was flying out of Rochford at this time in orde Troops, Starboard, Hair Accessories, Debris, Destruction, Sailor, Gun
Dunkirk evacuation
Still from gun camera film shot by Flight Lieutenant AG "Sailor" Malan, leader of 'A' Flight, 74 Squadron, recording his first aerial victory, a Heinkel He 111 over Dunkirk on 21 May 1940. Although debris and billowing smoke issue from the Heinkel's starboard engine and the starboard undercarriage has dropped, Malan's claim was categorised as unconfirmed since he did not observe the aircraft's destruction. 'A' Flight was based at Hornchurch but was flying out of Rochford at this time in orde
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An airman finds time to write home during a period of relative calm at an airfield in France in June 1940. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF) World War Two, Courtesy, Copyright, Branch, Period
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An airman finds time to write home during a period of relative calm at an airfield in France in June 1940. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
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Image taken during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. Image shows a Hudson aircraft of Coastal Command over the flotilla of vessels gathering to rescue the British Army.(UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF) Soldiers, British Army, Image Shows, Fleet
Dunkirk evacuation
Image taken during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. Image shows a Hudson aircraft of Coastal Command over the flotilla of vessels gathering to rescue the British Army.(UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
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Groundcrew refuelling a Hawker Hurricane I of 501 Squadron from a petrol bowser at Betheniville, France, shortly after its return from a sortie in May 1940.   The squadron was one of the last to leave France in June 1940, having been withdrawn from Betheniville on 10 May to Anglure and Le Mans to cover the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk. The unit finally return to home soil on 21 June after routing through St Helier in the Channel Islands. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air St Helier, Hawker Hurricane, Fur Trade, Clowning Around, War Machine
Dunkirk evacuation
Groundcrew refuelling a Hawker Hurricane I of 501 Squadron from a petrol bowser at Betheniville, France, shortly after its return from a sortie in May 1940. The squadron was one of the last to leave France in June 1940, having been withdrawn from Betheniville on 10 May to Anglure and Le Mans to cover the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk. The unit finally return to home soil on 21 June after routing through St Helier in the Channel Islands. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air
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A Hudson aircraft of Coastal Command over the flotilla of vessels gathering to rescue the soldiers from Dunkirk. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
Dunkirk evacuation
A Hudson aircraft of Coastal Command over the flotilla of vessels gathering to rescue the soldiers from Dunkirk. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
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Aerial view of the beach at Dunkirk where some 300-400 men await evacuation. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF) Pearl Harbor 1941, Pearl Harbor Attack, Day Of Infamy, Learning Sites, Aerial View
Dunkirk evacuation
Aerial view of the beach at Dunkirk where some 300-400 men await evacuation. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
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An RAF officer examines the wreckage of a crashed German Dornier Do17 bomber which had been shot down by RAF fighters over France in early June 1940. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF) The Blitz, Big Screen, Military Vehicles
Dunkirk evacuation
An RAF officer examines the wreckage of a crashed German Dornier Do17 bomber which had been shot down by RAF fighters over France in early June 1940. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
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A stick of bombs falls from an attacking RAF aircraft on a German transport column at Mussegros, southeast of Rouen. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF) Rouen, Southeast
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A stick of bombs falls from an attacking RAF aircraft on a German transport column at Mussegros, southeast of Rouen. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
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Groundcrew refuelling a Hawker Hurricane at Betheniville, France, shortly after its return from a sortie in May 1940.  The squadron was one of the last to leave France in June 1940, having been withdrawn from Betheniville on 10 May to Anglure and Le Mans to cover the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
Dunkirk evacuation
Groundcrew refuelling a Hawker Hurricane at Betheniville, France, shortly after its return from a sortie in May 1940. The squadron was one of the last to leave France in June 1940, having been withdrawn from Betheniville on 10 May to Anglure and Le Mans to cover the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk. (UK Crown Copyright / MOD. Courtesy of Air Historical Branch, RAF)
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