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V7816

media-17064.jpeg UPL 17064 "A Hawker Hurricane Mk I of No 71 (Eagle) Squadron takes off from Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, as 'XR-Z', another aircraft of the Squadron, taxies to its take-off point."
IWM Photo - CH 2406.

IWM Photo.

Object Number - UPL 17064 - "A Hawker Hurricane Mk I of No 71 (Eagle) Squadron takes off from Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, as 'XR-Z', another aircraft of the Squadron,...

Hawker Hurricane Mk I V7816. Coded XR-Z, Assigned to 71 Eagle Sqn RAF.

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Units served with

Insignia of the No 71 (Eagle) Squadron RAF and the 4th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide case:"wall insignia E Ritchie"

No 71 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Aerial photograph of Kirton in Lindsey airfield looking west, the technical site with three C-Type hangars is on the right, 27 July 1948. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/540/63. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Kirton-in-Lindsey

Site type: Airfield

Martlesham Heath, the home of the 356th Fighter Group.

Martlesham Heath

Site type: Airfield

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Date29 Jan 2016 09:59:33

ContributorAl_Skiff

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