Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Damaged Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIF of No. 177 Squadron RAF parked in a dispersal at Feni, India, after hitting a tree whilst avoiding anti-aircraft fire during an attack on a Japanese-held airfield in Burma. Much of the starboard wingtip was lost and the aileron was jammed but despite this, the pilot, Flying Officer J Lottimer, brought the aircraft back to Feni over a distance of 350 miles, aided by his observer, Flying Officer R A Watson, who helped to counter the strain generated by the jammed aileron.

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