emblem RAF RAF No 215 Squadron

Vickers Wellington Mk.IA RAF 215 Squadron LGG N2912 England 1940

Photo 01: Wellington Mark IAs (N2912 LG-G nearest) of No. 11 Operational Training Unit at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire. The aircraft still bear the unit code letters of No. 215 Squadron, from which 11 OTU had been formed in May 1940.

Photo 02: Three Vickers Wellington Mark IAs of No. 11 Operational Training Unit, in flight over their base at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire. The aircraft still bear the unit code letters of No. 215 Squadron RAF from which 11 OTU had been formed in May 1940.

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  CLOD game skin by larry69 L9 Vickers Wellington RAF 215 Squadron LG-G N2912 England 1940

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This webpage was updated 12th April 2022

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