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1940 Royal Air Force pilot survives the loss of his plane in combat
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1:18Now PlayingDate: 29th August 1940
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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English fighter is shot down but pilot survives and is rescued, including British anti-aircraft guns at work
ANTIAIRCRAFT Gunners at Practice
GUNS. A.A. Gunners at Practice
Military - Active; Airforce - Active; Air Raids and War Damage; Munitions and Armaments; Anti Aircraft
World War II, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, war, Battle of Britain, Nazi, German, Germany, fighter, fighters, bomber, bombers, Hawker Hurricane, anti-aircraft, ack ack, flak, bearing, Royal Observer Corps, ROC, shell, shells, shelling, bomb
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