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Description Seen in silhouette, a Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire manoeuvres alongside a German V-1 flying bomb in an attempt to deflect it from its target.
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This photograph CH 16281 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Walton

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current17:43, 14 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 17:43, 14 December 2011569 × 237 (60 KB)CobatforIWM photo
10:42, 6 April 2006Thumbnail for version as of 10:42, 6 April 2006400 × 162 (56 KB)LiftarnA Spitfire (right) using its wingtip to topple the gyros of a V-1 Flying Bomb (left). Imperial War Museum - picture scanned by Ian Dunster 13:04, 17 September 2005 (UTC) from: ''Weapons & War Machines'' compiled by Andrew Kershaw

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