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Description: Pilots and ground crew gather around the fuselage Balkenkreuz from No 87 Squadron's first kill, a Heinkel He111 shot down by Flight Lieutenant Robert Voase-Jeff on 2 November 1939. Pilot Officer Dennis David, who damaged another Heinkel on the same day, autographs the trophy. Watching on the right is a new member of the squadron, Pilot Officer Roland Beamont (in flying helmet, with initials on his Irvin flying jacket), a future ace and famous postwar test-pilot.
Title: C457
Credit: This photograph C457 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Air Force official photographer; Hensser H (Mr)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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