Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Night fighter pilots of No. 85 Squadron RAF, wait in the crew room at Debden, Essex, ready for a sortie during the period of the full moon between 10-16 March 1941. They are (left to right): Flying Officer W F Carnaby, Flight-Lieutenant J E Marshall, Squadron Leader P W Townsend (with 'Kim' the Squadron mascot), and Pilot Officer G L Howitt. Marshall, Townsend and Howitt are wearing darkened goggles to accustom their eyes to night vision before going outside the crew room.

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