Page 1: Vertical aerial target photograph of Argenta. Some roads, houses and open fields are visible in the upper half of the image. There are also canals, rail tracks or roads slanting across the upper right corner. The lower half of the image is obscured by tracer trails and glare. The photograph is captioned:
2890 104/94 12/13 APL 45 F8//N.T.6800'→ARGENTA
E 2X1000 10X500. MkIII 18 F/O WARD (F/O SCOTT B/A) C.
Behind the photograph is a sortie report giving details of the flight, crew and attack, though an area of typing is covered by the photo.
Page 2: A vertical aerial target photograph of Verona. The upper half contains tracer trails and smoke but some ground details can be seen near the left edge. In the lower left quarter there is more ground detail showing a pattern of roads, while the ground in the lower right quarter is hidden by smoke. The photograph is captioned:
2698 104/71 11/12-MAR-45. F8". NT.//8000'. →.240°.19.30. VERONA
D. 4x1000. 8x500. MkIII 22 F/O WARD (F/O SCOTT B/A). P.
Pages 3 to 8: Sortie reports for operations to Innsbruck, Flotsam, Trento, Villach, Vicenza, Freilassing.
Page 9: Vertical aerial target photograph of Freilassling. There is no ground detail visible in the image. The upper left quarter contains glare and the rest is dark with traces of smoke or cloud. It is captioned:
2970 104/101. 25/26-APR-45. F8"//NT. 9200'. →225°.2247. FREILASSLING.
G. 2x1000. 10x500. MkIII 21. F/O WARD (F/O SCOTT B/A). R.
Pages 10 to 13: Sortie reports for operations to Verona, Brescia, Fiume and Padua. ]]>
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Italy--Trento]]>
Austria--Villach]]>
Italy--Vicenza]]>
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Croatia]]>
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Italy--Padua]]>
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1945-03-12]]>
1945-03-15]]>
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1945-03-22]]>
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1945-04-12]]>
1945-04-13]]>
1945-04-25]]>
1945-04-26]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]>
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Terry Hancock]]>
Pending review]]>
Review Oct 2024]]>
eng]]>
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Austria]]>
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Italy]]>
Egypt]]>
Austria--Innsbruck]]>
Austria--Villach]]>
Italy--Brescia]]>
Italy--Padua]]>
Italy--Trento]]>
Italy--Verona]]>
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Slovenia]]>
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Page 1: Sortie report for an operation to Bruck Marshalling yards
Page 2:Vertical aerial target photograph of an unknown location showing some ground detail as tracer trails. Not all of the caption can be seen but it is dated 8/9 Apr 1945.
Page 3: Sortie report for an operation to Trento
Page 4: A copy of the photograph on page 2. The upper part contains tracer trails while, in the lower part, ground detail is visible but no features can be identified. The caption reads:
2829 104/90 8/9-APR-45. F8".//9.500'.→[redacted]. TRENTO
F. 2x1000. 10x500 MkIII23. F/O WARD. (F/O SCOTT B/A). 8.
Below this photo can be seen part of a sortie report.
Page 5: Sortie report for an operation to troop concentrations at Argenta.
Page 6: Pair of target photograph but the image quality is poor and no details can be discerned in either. The captions indicate that Villach was the target for both, though the operations took place on different days.
The last page of this collection is an information form for passengers being repatriated on 104 Sqn Liberator aircraft. It gives information on what to expect and rules to follow during the flight.
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2789 104/86 2/3 APR 45. F8 N.T.//9.500' →[redacted] TRENTO.
E. 2x1000. 10x500 MkIII 23. F/O WARD. (F/O SCOTT B/A) S.
The right image shows cloud or smoke and some vague ground detail. It is captioned:
2698 IC4'11. 11/12-MAR-45. F8.NT.//8000'.→.240° 19.30. VERONA.
D. 4x1000. 8x500. MK III 22 F/O WARD (F/O SCOTT. B/A) P.
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2829 104/90. 8/9.APR.45. F8". NT. //9.500 → [redacted] TRENTO
F.sx1000. 10x500 MkIII 23. F/O WARD (F/O Scott B/A). 8
The lower image, which has been copied upside down, is captioned:
2716. 104/86 18/19 MAR45. F8.N.T.//300→[redacted] VICENZA.
C. 4x1000. 8x500. MKIII 24. F/O WARD (F/O SCOTTB/A) P.
Both images exist as separate and better quality resources in the archive.
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T W Gauld]]>
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Sue Smith]]>
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The photograph is captioned:
2789 104/86 2/3 APR 45. F8 N.T.//9.500' →[redacted] TRENTO.
E. 2x1000. 10x500 MkIII 23. F/O WARD. (F/O SCOTT B/A) S.
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1945-04-02]]>
1945-04-03]]>
2829 104/90. 8/9-APR-45. F8". NT.//9,500'.→[redacted] TRENTO
F.2x1000, 10x500 Mk III 23. F/O WARD (F/O Scott B/A), S.'.]]>
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