File:Pilot 6 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IID at Shandur c1942.jpg

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Description A pilot of No. 6 Squadron RAF stands by his Hawker Hurricane Mark IID at Shandur, Egypt. This view shows the 40 mm Vickers anti-tank cannon fitted to the Mark IID, which the Squadron employed to good effect in the fighting in North Africa.
Date circa 1942
date QS:P,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph CM 4957 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author Royal Air Force official photographer

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