One of the first official photographs to be released of operation Fido

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One of the first official photographs to be released of operation Fido

One of the first official photographs to be released of operation Fido, showing how fog was dispersed by artificial means from RAF airfields.
FIDO provides the necessary heat on airfields to disperse fog by a continuous line of burners installed on each side of the runway.
Picture shows: An RAF Lancaster bomber, its outline blurred through the haze of fires, is seen taking off between two bands of flame as the fog is dispersed.
Issued: May 1945

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