emblem RAF RAF No 214 Squadron

Vickers Wellington Mk.IC RAF 214 Squadron BUK T2470 Stradishall, Suffolk

Photo 01: Vickers Wellington Mark IC, T2470 'BU-K', of No. 214 Squadron RAF is towed into a C-type hangar at Stradishall, Suffolk, for repair and overhaul following damage sustained on operations. Maintenance staff overhaul damaged Vickers Wellington Mark IC, T2470 'BU-K', of No. 214 Squadron RAF in a C-type hangar at Stradishall, Suffolk.

Vickers Wellington MkII RAF 214Sqn BUV W5442 and BU-Q RAF Stradishall Suffolk June 1941

Photograph Source: Flugzeug Classic 2011-12

Wellington II RAF 214Sqn BUV Sri Guroh W5442 BUQ Kuala Lumpur at Stradishall Suffolk IWM CH3944

Wellington Mark II, W5442 BU-V Sri Guroh, of No. 214 Squadron RAF, at Stradishall, Suffolk. Behind W5442 is a Wellington Mark IC, BU-Q Kuala Lumpur. Both aircraft were presented to the RAF by the Federated Malay States.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 3944 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205211967

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover - COD/CLOD skins
 

  Wing Commander Vladimir Nedved

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