
Caption | Barracuda aircraft from RNAS Lee-on-Solent in flight, carrying a 46cm torpedo, England, United Kingdom, circa 1944 ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | S. J. Beadell | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museums via Wikimedia Commons | ||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||
Identification Code | A 20180 | ||||
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Photo Size | 639 x 465 pixels | ||||
Photos at Same Place | England, United Kingdom | ||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
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13 Aug 2010 04:11:54 PM
The Barracuda was in service from 1943 onwards. It never used the torpedo in anger!