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Description The gun crew of British V class destroyer HMS VIVIEN displaying shells for the QF 4 inch Mk XVI guns with which they shot down 1 enemy aircraft and severely damaged another during an attack on a British convoy on 11th November 1940.
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph A 1770 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 4700-01)
Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author Beadell, S J (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer
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current10:55, 28 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 10:55, 28 November 2011800 × 602 (60 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-resolution version from IWM
06:03, 2 August 2009Thumbnail for version as of 06:03, 2 August 2009300 × 231 (15 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=The gun crew of destroyer '''HMS VIVIEN''' displaying shells for the QF 4 inch Mk XVI guns with which they shot down 1 enemy aircraft and severely damaged another during an attack on a British

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