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A close-up of a British heavily armed patrol of L Detachment SAS in their jeeps, just back from a three month patrol, 18 Jan 1943; note twin-mounted Vickers K machine guns and F-S dagger; photo 2 of 3

Caption     A close-up of a British heavily armed patrol of L Detachment SAS in their jeeps, just back from a three month patrol, 18 Jan 1943; note twin-mounted Vickers K machine guns and F-S dagger; photo 2 of 3 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   IWM E 21338
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Jeep   Main article  Photos  
Special Air Service   Main article  Photos  
Vickers K   Main article  Photos  
Fairbairn-Sykes   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 950 x 631 pixels
Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 18 Jan 1943
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
25 Sep 2011 05:48:26 AM

Hello,
Can anyone tell me who are the man in the photo? especially the sconed jeep

Thanks
2. Jim Taylor says:
18 Jan 2014 02:43:48 PM

The gentleman standing in the foreground is the founder of the SAS, David Stirling.

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