File:Spitfire Tipping V-1 Flying Bomb.jpg

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Seen in silhouette, a Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire manoeuvres alongside a German V-1 flying bomb in an attempt to deflect it from its target.

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Summary

Description

Seen in silhouette, a Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire manoeuvres alongside a German V-1 flying bomb in an attempt to deflect it from its target.

Date

1944

Source

This photograph CH 16281 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.

Author

Walton

Licensing

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It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It was published prior to 1974; or
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:43, 14 December 2011		569 × 237 (60 KB)	Cobatfor	IWM photo
	10:42, 6 April 2006		400 × 162 (56 KB)	Liftarn	A Spitfire (right) using its wingtip to topple the gyros of a V-1 Flying Bomb (left). Imperial War Museum - picture scanned by Ian Dunster 13:04, 17 September 2005 (UTC) from: ''Weapons & War Machines'' compiled by Andrew Kershaw