Limoges

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Title

Limoges

Description

Vertical aerial photograph of the Gnome Le Rhone aero engine works at Limoges. Captioned '(NY3--March 14)--German plane plant before super bombs struck--The Gnome Le Rhone aero engine works at Limoges, France, producing engines for German aircraft, as shown as it appeared before RAF Lancaster bombers dropped some of their 12,000 pound super Blockbusters on the night of Feb 8-9. This is a British official photo (see also NY4) (AP Wirephoto) (TJH 30700BR of) 1944'.

Date

1944

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Spatial Coverage

Language

Type

Format

One b/w photograph

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Rights

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Identifier

PWillettS19010038

Collection

Citation

Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Limoges,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 14, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/50214.