One of the aircrew of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mark V of a Detachment of No. 102 Squadron RAF at Villeneuve/Vertus, France, demonstrating how propaganda leaflets were dropped through the flare chute on leaflet-dropping sorties. The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley was one of three British twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War and took part in the first RAF bombing raid on German territory. It remained an integral part of the early British bomber offensive until the introduction of four-engined "heavies".

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Size: 4466px × 3436px
Location: France
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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