The Snapshots in Time Collection

North American B-25 Mitchell Mk.II Medium Bomber, RAF 180 Squadron, Code EV-W, Serial FL-218, in Flight Above Cloud Cover

North American B-25 Mitchell Mk.II Medium Bomber, RAF 180 Squadron, Code EV-W, Serial FL-218, in Flight Above Cloud Cover

A Royal Air Force North American B-25 Mitchell Mk.II banks above a bank of clouds, its fuselage marked with squadron code EV-W and serial FL-218. Supplied to Britain under Lend-Lease, RAF Mitchells served with 2 Group's daylight tactical bombing squadrons over occupied Europe from 1943 to 1945, striking transport, industrial, and military targets ahead of and following the Normandy invasion. Project: 218219