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Not truly reconnaissance imagery, they display the type of photography that was being undertaken by Squadrons during the course
of their duties. It is my belief that the camera used to taken these images would have been a handheld F24
Imagery taken by 220 Squadron
In 1941 the Squadron moved to Wick in Scotland
During it's service the Squadron flew in the anti-shipping role. Equipped with Hudsons and Fortress 1A's
Later the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland and was equipped with Fortress IIAs.
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British Anti-aircraft ship 23rd August 1941.
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A Catalina patrol aircraft
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A Dornier 18 Seaplane comes under attack - 13th June 1941
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A Dornier 18 Seaplane comes under attack - 13th June 1941.
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HMS Erebus - 20th September 1941
She was a British World War I monitor fitted with two 15" guns and was used for coastbombarment on D-Day.
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HMS Rodney - 18th Apirl 1941
She took part in the sinking of the Bismarck on the 27th May 1941
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HMS Victorious - 2nd July 1941
Her service in 1941 and 1942 included famous actions against the battleship Bismarck, several Arctic convoys and the Pedestal convoy to Malta. She saw service with US Navy for a period in 1943 in the south west Pacific as "USS Robin".
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RAF Hudson Patrol Aircraft of Coastal Command - 27th August 1941
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Hudson Patrol aircraft of Coastal Command - 24th April 1941
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HMS Prince of Wales - 22nd May 1941
She had a brief service career. In December 1941 she was sunk by Japanese land-based bombers in the Far East.
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Sunderland Coastal Command Patrol Aircraft - 3rd July 1941


An image taken by 269 Squadron
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Unknown submarine diving - 22nd February 1940


Imagery taken by 48 Squadron
Located in the Shetlands in 1941, the Squadron patrolled over the North Sea and
along the Norwegian Coast. Equipped with Hudsons
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Royal Navy Submarine being over flown by a Hudson of Coastal Command - 25th June 1942
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HMS Argus - was a British aircraft carrier from 1918 until 1944
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HMS Renown - 25th June 1942
She was one of only four battlecruisers to survive World War II


Imagery taken by 608 (County Riding) Squadron
Station in Scotland Flying Hudsons
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HMS Duke of York - 26th July 1942
She was a King George V class battleship, the ship was originally to be named Anson but adopted her final name in December 1938.
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Royal Navy Submarine N23 - 4th Apirl 1942
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Aircraft Carrier Wasp - 9th April 1942


Imagery taken by 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron
 Flow in the general reconnaissance role
equipped with Ansons, Whileys and various versions of the Wellington.
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HMS Achates on tow - 22nd September 1941
In July 1941 she struck a mine and sustained major damage. In December of 1942 she was in action with the German warships Lutzow and Hipper. She was hit by shellfire, later rolling over and sinking.
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HMS Avenger - 16th October 1942
She was sunk by a German submarine as she was heading back from Africa to her home port on 15 November 1942. The explosion left only 12 survivors out of a total crew of 550 men.
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HMS Broke - 21st October 1941
On 8 November 1942 she was one of the ships to take part in the Allied invasion of West Africa. Broke attempted to land infantry directly onto the portside in Algiers, succeeding in landing her troops under fire and she then retreated. Only to be sunk by artillery later in the day.
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British Aircraft Carriers Victorious, Biter and Avenger - 16th October 1942


Imagery taken by 86 Squadron
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Beaufort Aircraft of 86 Squadron - 15th June 1942


Imagery taken by unknown Squadrons
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HMS Howe 8th February 1943
She was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, named after Admiral Richard Howe and was originally to be named HMS Beatty.
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HMS King George V - 18th February 1943
The ship was made the flagship of the Home Fleet under the command of Admiral Sir John Tovey after the destruction of HMS Hood by the Bismark
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HMS Scylla - 7th August 1942
On D-Day (6th June 1944) She was the flagship for Eastern Task Group, providing fire support for the British beaches of Gold, Sword and Juno. Later, Scylla hit a mine off of Normandy and was badly damaged.
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HMS Rodney - 15th June 1943
She was a Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy and had an active service career. One action being the sinking of the German Battleship Bismark.
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HMS Warspite - 2nd June 1943
She was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the Royal Navy. Launched in November 1913. During World War II, she was given the nickname "The Grand Old Lady". During the Battle of Calabria she was credited with achieving the longest range gunnery hit from a moving ship to a moving target in history, a range of approximately 26,000 yards
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Unknown Aircraft Carrier - 15th June 1943
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Unknown Aircraft Carrier, Seafires can be seen on the deck
No date for this image
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USN Alabama - 24th May 1943
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USN South Dakota - 24ht May 1943

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