Villa San Giovanni

Villa San Giovanni

Target photograph taken of San Giovanni. Visible in the image are the harbour, the train station, and the ferry docking lanes, together with other industrial buildings. Bomb splashes in the sea are visible and smoke can be seen coming from built up areas close to the harbour. It is captioned ' 45.37 . 27/28 June 1943 // NT f/8 . 9000' -> 315° 0103 San Giovanni Y.F. 7 x 500lb : 1 x 1000 lb P8 . W/C Clark (not with bombs) 150'. On the reverse is rubber stamped 'Middle East Interpretation Unit Progress Office'.

1943-06-28

One b/w photograph

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