Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Flying Officer J H Lapsley sitting in the cockpit of his Hawker Hurricane Mark I at Amriya, shortly after shooting down three Savoia Marchetti SM-79s which were attacking British naval vessels bombarding Bardia and Capuzzo on 17 August 1940. Lapsley was a member of 'A' Flight of No. 80 Squadron RAF, which was equipped with Hurricanes for the defence of Alexandria. On 19 August, these aircraft and a number of pilots from 80 Squadron, including Lapsley, became a forming element of No. 274 Squadron RAF at Amriya. This phot
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Flying Officer J H Lapsley sitting in the cockpit of his Hawker Hurricane Mark I at Amriya, shortly after shooting down three Savoia Marchetti SM-79s which were attacking British naval vessels bombarding Bardia and Capuzzo on 17 August 1940. Lapsley was a member of 'A' Flight of No. 80 Squadron RAF, which was equipped with Hurricanes for the defence of Alexandria. On 19 August, these aircraft and a number of pilots from 80 Squadron, including Lapsley, became a forming element of No. 274 Squadron RAF at Amriya. This photograph may well have been taken after Lapsley (who was to score a further eight victories with his new unit) had been thus transferred.
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