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PRobinsonHGM18030001.jpg
Aerial view of a town with terracotta tiled roofs and forest beyond. An 'X' is marked on the horizon above the forest identifying where Lancaster PA984 crashed. On reverse, 'X There is the place where the aircraft fell down in the forest'.

An oblique aerial photograph of a sluice gate on the canal. The ground is covered in bomb craters.

In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, this collection is available only at the University of Lincoln.

Six photographs on one sheet. #1 an air-to air view of a Lincoln over Chicago harbour with the Navy pier, the North pier, and the harbour lock. Lincoln coded "KC-K" for 617 Squadron.#2 six airmen in tropical khaki under the nose of a Lincoln with a…

PClarkHA25010014.jpg
A vertical aerial photograph of Cape Peloro, Sicily. Most of the ground detail is obscured by clouds or explosions.
It is captioned ' 326.37 ?? Aug 1943// NT. F8. 7500' ->170° 0359 Cape Peloro D.N. Mixed Road. P7. W/Cmdr Clark. 175.'
On the reverse…

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A vertical aerial photograph of Adrano. A large explosion is visible on the left of the photo, with circular ligth streaks. It is captioned '252 37 31/1 Aug 1943 //NT F/8 11500 ->360° 0444 MK Adrano (SW) 9 x 500 lb 1 x 250 lb W/C Clark 195'.
On the…

PClarkHA25010010.jpg
Reconnaissance photograph showing densely wooded terrain around Vibo Valentia.
It is captioned '139.37.15/16 July 1943 // NT f8. 7000' -> 180­° 2309 Vibo Valentia. Y.U.16 x 250 lbs W/Cmdr Clark 198'.
On the reverse it is stamped 'Middle East…

PClarkHA25010008.jpg
Target photograph of San Giovanni. Indistinct photograph with target flares at top.
It is captioned ;47.37. 27/28 June 1943 // NT f8. 9000 -> 0106 San Giovanni Y.F 7 x 500 lb & 1 x 1000 lb P8 W/C Clark 150 (not with bombs)'.
On the reverse is…

PClarkHA25010006.jpg
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…

PClarkHA25010004.jpg
Target photograph taken during an operation at San Giovanni. A flare or explosion can be seen in the centre of the image. Rural landscape visible with road top centre to right centre. Coast can just be seen bottom right corner.
It is captioned…

PClarkHA25010002.jpg
Target photograph taken during the bombing at San Giovanni. Bombs can be seen on the image. Coastline visible bottom right. Rural area predominately with some built up areas.
It is captioned '44.37. 27/28 June 1941// NT. f/8 9000 -> 200­° 0100 San…

PClarkHA25010001.jpg
An aerial photograph showing a road running from Villa San Giovanni to Campo Calabro. A river runs parallel to the left of the road. There are white streaks of light running left to right across the photo.
It is captioned '43.37. 27/28 June 1943 //…

SRogersK1579511v10057.jpg
Page 13. A vertical aerial photograph taken during an operation at Kaiserlautern on 29/9/44. It is annotated '106 G 3137.29Sept.44.F/36"//542 Sqdn ->' Underneath is handwritten text referring to Ken's 12th operation at Bergen, 12/1/45. There are…

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Page 14. A vertical aerial photograph taken during an operation at Karlsruhe (sic) (actually reconnaissance photograph of Kaiserlautern). It is annotated '1065 3255 6 Oct 44 F/36"//541 Sqdn ->'
Underneath is text referring to Ken's operation at Luna…

SRogersK1579511v10055.jpg
Four photographs from a published document.
#1 An oblique aerial photograph of Bergen harbour. An E-boat takes avoiding action and a warehouse is burning.
#2, 3 and 4 are vertical aerial photographs of the Dortmund-Ems canal. Items of interest are…

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Daylight formation of four engine bombers flying over Bléré. The Cher river runs from middle left to right with a bridge in middle. Captioned 'on route to Le Creusot - 7 [sic] October 1942'. Was actually the 17 October. Two versions: second is card…

PFOMetheringhamAF25030007.jpg
Top - target photograph of Nurnberg with tracer and glare. Submitted with caption 'Target photo of Nurnberg, dated, 27-28/8/1943. The pilot was F/O J Hoboken flying 106 Sqn Lancaster ED593, ZN-Y, based at RAF Syerston. The photograph is…

PFOMetheringhamAF25020020.jpg
Undated reconnaissance photo of the Dortmund Ems Canal at Ladbergen. showing canal running top to bottom with many bomb craters.

Submitted with caption 'Undated reconnaissance photo of the Dortmund Ems Canal at Ladbergen. No other…

PFOMetheringhamAF25020019.jpg
Reconnaissance photo of the Dortmund Ems Canal at Ladbergen showing canal running bottom left to middle right. Submitted with the caption 'Reconnaissance photo of the Dortmund Ems Canal at Ladbergen, dated 2 October 1944, taken by an aircraft of 542…

PFOMetheringhamAF25020018.jpg
Reconnaissance photo of the Dortmund Ems Canal embankment at Ladbergen, showing canal, at bottom. Submitted with caption 'Reconnaissance photo of the Dortmund Ems Canal embankment at Ladbergen, dated 3 February 1945, taken by an aircraft of 542 Sqn'.

PFOMetheringhamAF25020017.jpg
Reconnaissance photo of the Mittelland Canal at Gravenhorst showing canal left to right with many bomb craters. Submitted with caption 'Reconnaissance photo of the Mittelland Canal at Gravenhorst, dated 14 January 1944, taken by an aircraft of 542…

PFOMetheringhamAF25020016.jpg
Reconnaissance photo Rheine airfield (Salzbergen) showing airfield runways and many bomb craters. Submitted with caption 'Reconnaissance photo Rheine airfield (Salzbergen), dated 17 September 1944, taken by an aircraft of 541 Sqn'.

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Target photo of Dresden showing no detail. Captioned '3875 METH 13/14.2.45//NTC8" 13000 137 22225 DRESDEN, 1AMN64DT 17X4 26 SECS F/L BARDEN X/106'. Submitted with caption 'Target photo of Dresden, dated 13-14/2/1945. The pilot was F/Lt A G Barden,…

PFOMetheringhamAF25020014.jpg
Reconnaissance photo of Watten showing opne countryside with equipment piles and concrete building. Submitted with caption 'Reconnaissance photo of Watten, dated 25 July 1945, taken by an aircraft of 542 Sqn'.

PFOMetheringhamAF25020013.jpg
Reconnaissance photo of the Mittelland Canal at Gravenhorst showing canal left to right with many bomb craters. The train track on the right of the image runs from the town of Rheine to Osnabruck through Gravenhorst. Submitted with caption…

PFOMetheringhamAF25020012.jpg
Reconnaissance photo of Eindhoven airfield showing runways and many bomb craters. Submitted with caption 'Reconnaissance photo of Eindhoven airfield, dated 15 August 1944, taken by an aircraft of 542 Sqn'.