A Great Army Africa-Bound Protecting Plane Photographs Historic Convoy En Route: The sea, as far as the horizon, covered with British Navy and Merchant Ships bound for the coast of French North Africa with a cargo of armed men and machines of war - a historic picture made from one of the aircraft of R.A.F. Coastal Command which together wit R.A.F Bomber Command and the U.S. Army Air Fore, maintained a great protecting air ''umbrella'' over the convoy. While Sunderland flying *****, Whitleys, Liberators, Wellingtons and Hudsons maintained constant patrol, pinning U. Boats in their Bay of Biscay Bases, Beafighters of Coastal Command neutralised the efforts of German long range fightersto intercept the U. Boat hunting aircraft. November 01, 1942. (Photo by British Official Photograph).