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Summary

Artist
Stanley Arthur Devon  (1907–1995)  wikidata:Q112244814
 
Stanley Arthur Devon
Alternative names
S. A. Devon
Description military photographer, military officer, photojournalist and official photographer
Date of birth/death 20 August 1907 Edit this at Wikidata 2 December 1995 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Tottenham Edit this at Wikidata Buckinghamshire Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q112244814
Royal Air Force official photographer
Description
English: Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945.
Squadron Leader B J E "Sandy" Lane, Officer Commanding No. 19 Squadron RAF, standing in front of his Supermarine Spitfire Mark I at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Lane joined the RAF in 1936 and flew with Nos. 66 and 213 Squadrons RAF before the outbreak of the Second World War. He joined 19 Squadron as a flight commander in 1939 and became temporary commanding officer when the existing CO was killed over Dunkirk on 25 May 1940. He fought through the Battle of Britain and was formally appointed as the Squadron Commander after the demise of the next CO on 5 September 1940. Between November 1941 and February 1942 Lane served on staff appointments in the Middle East, before returning to the United Kingdom to command No. 61 Operational Training Unit. In December 1942 he was given the command of No. 167 Squadron RAF but was killed four days after his arrival during combat over the Dutch coast with Focke Wulf Fw 190s of 6/JG1
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
Source/Photographer http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//55/media-55576/large.jpg
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph CH 1391 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Permission
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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
InfoField
Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
Subject(s)
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  • Associated people and organisations
    Royal Air Force, 19 Squadron
  • Associated places
    Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
  • Associated events
    Battle of Britain 1940, United Kingdom, 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

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Public domain
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
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