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No. 172 Squadron RAF
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No. 172 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force anti-submarine squadron that operated the Vickers Wellington equipped with the Leigh Light.
No 172 Sqn badge
No 172 Sqn badge
Wellington GR Mark XIV of No. 172 Squadron RAF Detachment at Lajes Field in the Azores circa 1943-1944
Wellington GR Mark XIV of No. 172 Squadron RAF Detachment at Lajes Field in the Azores circa 1943-1944
Leigh Light
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The Leigh Light was a British World War II era anti-submarine device used in the Battle of the Atlantic. It was a powerful carbon arc searchlight of 24 inches diameter fitted to a number of the Britis
No. 172 Squadron RAF
…No. 172 Squadron RAF was a Second World War Royal Air Force anti-submarine squadron that operated the Vickers Wellington equipped with the Leigh Light. The squadron was formed on 4 April 1942 at RAF Chivenor from No. 1417 (Leigh Light) Flight, and was part of 19 Group, Coastal Command. The squadron…
A Leigh Light fitted under the wing of a Consolidated Liberator aircraft of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 26 February 1944
A Leigh Light fitted under the wing of a Consolidated Liberator aircraft of the Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 26 February 1944
Photograph of a destroyed U-boat illuminated in Leigh Lights
Photograph of a destroyed U-boat illuminated in Leigh Lights
The Observation Post at Putsborough overlooking Morte Bay
The Observation Post at Putsborough overlooking Morte Bay
The Indicator arrow at Putsborough overlooking Morte Bay
The Indicator arrow at Putsborough overlooking Morte Bay