Miller (P/O), Royal Air Force official photographer
Description
English: Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945.
Wing Commander M N Crossley standing in front of a Hawker Typhoon at Gravesend, Kent. In 1940 Crossley shot down 22 enemy aircraft over France and during the Battle of Britain while flying with No. 32 Squadron RAF, latterly as its Commanding Officer. He led a wing of Supermarine Spitfires in 1941, and was then posted to the united States as a test pilot for the British Air Commission. He returned to England in 1943 to lead the proposed Detling Wing, but his operational flying career was cut short when he contracted tuberculosis.
Date
between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
Subjects
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Associated people and organisations
Royal Air Force, 32 Squadron
Associated places
Gravesend, Kent, England, UK
Associated events
Battle of Britain 1940, United Kingdom, Second World War, German Invasion of France 1940, France and the Low Countries, Second World War
Associated themes
Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Fighter Command
Associated keywords
Aerial Warfare, Operations
Category
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photographs
Image Sorted
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yes
Licensing
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