File:Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. C4612.jpg

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English: Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945.
A Short Sunderland Mark III of No. 10 Squadron RAAF on the water after alighting to rescue 3 survivors from a Vickers Wellington of No. 172 Squadron RAF, clinging to a one-man dinghy (seen at right) after being shot down in the Bay of Biscay while attacking a German submarine on 26 August 1944. Although it was forbidden for flying boats to alight on the open sea in rescue attempts, the pilot of the Sunderland, Flight Lieutenant W B Tilley, decided the survivors could wait no longer for surface craft to arrive, and touched down to pick them up for a safe return to Mount Batten, Devon. A fourth member of the Wellington crew, Flying Officer R B Gray RCAF, refused to risk the lives of the other survivors by overloading the dinghy, although he was seriously injured. He succumbed during their fifteen-hour ordeal at sea and was awarded a posthumous George Cross.
Date 26 August 1944
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This photograph C 4612 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author No. 10 Squadron RAAF
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(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated subjects
    Australian
    Canadian
  • Associated people and organisations
    Royal Australian Air Force, 10 Squadron
    Royal Air Force, 172 Squadron
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    Bay of Biscay
    Mount Batten, Devon, England, UK
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    Atlantic Ocean 1939-1945, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Coastal Command
    Atlantic 1939-1945
    Empire & Commonwealth
  • Associated keywords
    Aerial Warfare
    Operations
    Rescue
    Gallantry
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