Item
Print separated from INF 2/9. Title: Yams, author: Ben Enwonwu, date: 1942
Catalogue reference: INF 2/9/1
Date: 1943-1944
Print separated from INF 2/9. Title: Yams, author: Ben Enwonwu, date: 1942
Item
"British Bombers." "The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley has a long and proud history....
Catalogue reference: INF 2/45/52
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- INF 2/45/52
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Date (When the record was created)
- c.1940-c.1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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"British Bombers."
"The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley has a long and proud history. In the early days of the war she was used for leaflet raids over Germany, and in May 1940 began the bombing raids on Germany and northern Italy. The version shown is the Mark V, fitted with two Rolls Royce Merlin engines with a maximum speed of 240 m.p.h. The Whitley is now used for training and for patrol work with Coastal Command. Note the white Coastal Command camouflage carried by this machine." CS.251
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Photograph No. OS 251.X.C.
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- Public Record(s)
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- 12cm x 15cm
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- Open Document, Open Description
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INF 2
Ministry of Information and Central Office of Information: Guard Books and Related...
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