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    Family of WWII veterans visit RAF Mildenhall to trace footsteps, memories [Image 1 of 3]

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    Family of WWII veterans visit RAF Mildenhall to trace footsteps, memories

    RAF MILDENHALL, ABERDEEN CITY, UNITED KINGDOM

    12.03.2018

    Photo by Karen Abeyasekere 

    100th Air Refueling Wing   

    This photo, taken in 1939, shows Wing Commander Richard Kellett, 149 Squadron pilot, during his time at RAF Mildenhall, England, during World War II. Kellett was the lead pilot in a combined force of Wellington bombers from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Feltwell and RAF Honington, which carried out daylight bombing raids during the Battle of Heligoland Bight, Germany, Dec. 18, 1939. The Battle of Heligoland Bight was the first named battle of World War II. (Courtesy photo)

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    Date Taken: 12.03.2018
    Date Posted: 12.23.2019 06:07
    Photo ID: 5996783
    VIRIN: 191218-F-EJ686-5000
    Resolution: 503x720
    Size: 97.16 KB
    Location: RAF MILDENHALL, ABERDEEN CITY, GB

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