Mosquito landing and target photographs

Mosquito landing and target photographs

Top - a runway with FIDO aflame on edges. A Mosquito is landing on left side. Submitted with description 'Mosquito landing with the aid of FIDO. Date and location not recorded'.
Bottom - side by side target photographs of port area showing aiming points (arrowed) on left and bombing concentration with explosions marked 'B' on right. In the left hand photograph, the main dock is orientated vertically, with the submarine pen forming a square at its lower left hand end. The right hand photograph shows the same area with the dock and jetty edges obliterated by bomb craters. The island to bottom right is Ile Saint Michel. Explanatory text underneath. Submitted with description 'Target photographs of 06/08/1944 daylight attack by 617 Sqn, RAF Bomber Command on the Lorient U-boat pens'. Note; 617 Sqn used Tallboys in this attack.

Three b/w photographs mounted on an album page

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MOSQUITO LANDING WITH THE AID OF FIDO.

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[underlined] No.57 LORIENT (KEROMAN – France) “U” Boat Pens. [/underlined]
Daylight attack on the 6th August, 1944 showing aiming points at 20.28 1/2 hours and bombing concentration at 20.30 hours.
(5 Group) [underlined] CONFIDENTIAL. [/underlined]