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Summary
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Hensser H (Mr), Royal Air Force official photographer |
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| Description |
English: Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Flying Officer E M "Imshi" Mason of No. 274 Squadron RAF Detachment relaxes on his parachute after hitchhiking by air and road back to the Detachment's base at Gazala, Libya, following an aerial combat 10 miles west of Martuba in which he shot down three Italian Fiat CR 42s, and then had to force-land near his victims. Mason was at this time the most successful fighter pilot in the Western Desert, having shot down 13 enemy aircraft during the First Libyan campaign, all with 274 Squadron. He added a further two victories in Malta and Iran, flying with No. 261 Squadron RAF. He was posted back to the Western Desert in January 1942 to take command of No. 94 Squadron RAF and was shot down and killed on 15 February while leading this unit on its first operation flying the new Curtiss Kittyhawk. Mason was noted for being the only bearded pilot in the RAF. |
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| Date | between 1939 and 1943 | |||
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53857/large.jpg
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| Permission (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. | |||
| Part of | Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection | |||
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| Category | photographs | |||
| Image Sorted | yes |
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| 08:27, 5 February 2013 |  | 800 × 616 (52 KB) | Fæ | {{Information |description = {{en|''Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943.''<br/> Flying Officer E M "Imshi" Mason of No. 274 Squadron RAF Detachment relaxes on his parachute after hitchhiking by air and road back to... |
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