Cartoon of clandestine aircraft pick-ups in France

Date: 1940-1944 Reference: CN 5/33 (15) Creator: Photographic prints and negatives extracted from various record series Catalogue context: Royal Air Force resources made available to Secret Intelligence Service. 20 photographs used to illustrate official report by Major Bertram on PU (pick-up) Operations undertaken clandestinely in France during the German occupation from 1940 to 1944 extracted from AIR 40/2659 . 1) [Operational long-range] 'Lysander' [aircraft]. 16 cm x 21 cm. 2) 'Hudson' [aircraft]. 17 cm x 21 cm. 3) [Avro] Anson [IV advance training monoplane aircraft]. 9 cm x 18 cm. 4a) 'Pilots of A Flight', [161 Squadron pictured lined up in front of Lysander aircraft]. 'Reading from left to right:' [Flight Lieutenant RWJ] 'Hooper', [Pilot Officer JA] 'McCairns', [Pilot Officer Vaughan-Fowler] 'Fowler', [Squadron Leader HB] 'Verity', [Flying Officer FE] 'Rymills', [Flight Lieutenant SA] 'Hankey'. 17 cm x 22 cm. 4b) 'Pilots of A Flight, with OC 161 Squadron, Pickard'. [Pictured lined up beside Lysander aircraft; Pilot Officer JA McCairns, Squadron Leader HB Verity, Wing Commander PC Pickard, [Pilot Officer Vaughan-Fowler] Fowler, Flying ... Categories: Overseas; Second World War Subjects: Photography and film; Air Force; Europe and Russia; Intelligence; Operations, battles and campaigns Topics: Arts and culture; International trade and affairs; Military and war Period: Second World War Places: France Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf