File:Royal Air Force- Air Defence of Great Britain (adgb), 1943-1944. CH18732.jpg

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RAF Predannack, Royal Air Force official photographer
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English: Royal Air Force- Air Defence of Great Britain (adgb), 1943-1944.
Wing Commander J A Mackie, the Commanding Officer of No. 157 Squadron RAF, with a Czech RAF doctor and a member of the crash crew, make a frantic attempt to rescue the pilot and observer of a burning De Havilland Mosquito at Predannack, Cornwall, after it caught fire over the airfield and crashed from 200 feet following a practice flight. The Station Padre, Squadron Leader Brown, can also be seen rendering assistance on the right. While firemen covered the aircraft with foam the officers tried to release the trapped fliers, but they found that, in the crash, the observer had been thrown across the pilot and it was difficult to get at their harnesses in the excessive heat. They were eventually cut free by another medical officer. The observer, Flying Officer Scobie, survived though badly injured, but the pilot, Flying Officer J L Clifton, was killed.
Date between 1943 and 1944
date QS:P571,+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1943-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53813/large.jpg
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph CH 18732 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
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(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    Royal Air Force, 157 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Air Defence of Great Britain
  • Associated places
    Predannack, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Associated themes
    Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Fighter Command
  • Associated keywords
    Aerial Warfare, Casualties, Defence, Destruction, Firefighting, Operations, Rescue
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