The pilot of the 134th Squadron of the Royal Air Force Captain Jack Ross takes off his parachute after returning from combat sortie. Behind is his Hurricane Mk.IIB fighter. The scene of action is Vaenga airfield (now Severomorsk, Murmansk region).
Jack Ross was one of the instructors who taught the Soviet pilots how to fly the British Hurricanes, which were supplied to the USSR from the UK under lend-lease.
Jack Ross participated in the Battle of Britain as part of the 17th squadron of the Royal Air Force, during which he shot down 2 German aircraft. After returning from the USSR, during a routine patrol flight on January 16, 1942, his plane fell into the Irish Sea due to engine failure, Jack Ross went missing.
Location: Vaenga, Murmansk region, USSR
Date: October 1941