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New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. II)
Black and white photographs showing several stages of an aircraft being struck
Six stages in the destruction of a Messerschmitt 109G:
| (1) |
The Me. has taken off and is gaining height |
| (2) |
First strikes from the Typhoon have hit the fuselage and port wing |
| (3) |
Cannon strikes on the port wing near the port cannon magazine |
| (4) |
The Me. dives, with its engine on fire and cannon magazine about to explode |
| (5) |
The Me. rapidly loses height and speed |
| (6) |
With its engine and port wing burning, the Me. dives in smoke before exploding |