THE FIRST BRITISH AIRCRAFT TO FLY OVER MAINLAND JAPAN. JULY 1945, ON BOARD THE BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS IMPLACABLE, OF THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET. FAIREY FIREFLY FIGHTERS OF 1771 SQUADRON FLEW STRIKES AGAINST THE JAPANESE MAINLAND ON 17 JULY 1945, THE FIRST FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT TO DO SO. - Pilots and observers of 1771 Naval Air Squadron who flew their Firefly fighters to strike at Konoike airfield on 17 July 1945. They were the first British planes to cross the Japanese coast. Left to right: Lieut R H Greenway; Lieut F Westlake; Lieut R W Turral; Lieut M A Catterall; Sub Lieut D R Manley;

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THE FIRST BRITISH AIRCRAFT TO FLY OVER MAINLAND JAPAN. JULY 1945, ON BOARD THE BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS IMPLACABLE, OF THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET. FAIREY FIREFLY FIGHTERS OF 1771 SQUADRON FLEW STRIKES AGAINST THE JAPANESE MAINLAND ON 17 JULY 1945, THE FIRST FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT TO DO SO. - Pilots and observers of 1771 Naval Air Squadron who flew their Firefly fighters to strike at Konoike airfield on 17 July 1945. They were the first British planes to cross the Japanese coast. Left to right: Lieut R H Greenway; Lieut F Westlake; Lieut R W Turral; Lieut M A Catterall; Sub Lieut D R Manley; Sub Lieut P C Gullen; Sub Lieut A H Kynaston; Lieut Cdr W R MacWhirter; Lieut K C Corrin; Sub Lieut S M Edmundson; Sub Lieut L Straughton; Sub Lieut R G West; and Sub Lieut G T K Reekie

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