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Admiral Scheer, Oslo harbour
A vertical aerial photograph of Oslo harbour with the 'Admiral Scheer' battleship arrowed.
On the reverse 'Frame horizontal to full width include Oslo ignore rest T & B'.
On the reverse 'Frame horizontal to full width include Oslo ignore rest T & B'.
Etaples bridges
A vertical aerial photograph of two bridges which have been destroyed by bombing. The caption adds some detail to the photograph.
Wizernes V2 base
Two photographs of a post-bombing low level recce aerial photograph of the V2 site at Wizernes.
Beaugency viaduct
An oblique aerial photograph of the viaduct after it was bombed. It is captioned 'The enemy's railway bridges continue to be destroyed' and annotated (mistakenly) 'Bielefeld viaduct' and 'This side no caption' 22'.
Watten
An oblique aerial photograph taken of the blockhouse at Watten.
Belgian coastal areas flooded
Two vertical aerial photographs showing before and after flooding at Antwerp. A caption gives a little detail.
Bergerac
A vertical aerial photograph showing damage to the explosive works at Bergerac. In a caption are details of three areas, marked A, B and C.
Paris/Villeneuve St Georges
A vertical aerial photograph of the bombing of a marshalling yard. A caption gives details.
Paris, La Chapelle
A vertical aerial photograph of La Chapelle marshalling yard showing damage from bombing.
There is a caption with an explanation of the operation.
There is a caption with an explanation of the operation.
Tirpitz
A vertical aerial photograph of the Tirpitz, annotated '29 Tirpitz Ofotfiord 1941 16 knots'.
Kiel
A vertical aerial photograph of Kiel docks. Three ships are arrowed 'Pocket Battleship (Scheer)' and two 'Hipper cruisers'.
Bremerhaven and Wesermunde
A vertical aerial photograph annotated Bremerhaven and Wesermunde. Four harbour areas are named and a park is marked with an arrow.
On the reverse 'Be sure to include dark area at top by arrow'.
On the reverse 'Be sure to include dark area at top by arrow'.
Bombed Zeppelin works at Friedrichshaven, Germany
A vertical aerial photograph of a bombed factory. Three area are marked 'A, B, C'. There is an enlarged inset circle of the end of a building.
Large urban building
A vertical aerial photograph of a large building, marked 'A, B, C, D'.
Mariendorf Gasworks, Berlin
A vertical aerial photograph of the gasworks, annotated '28/ Mariendorf Gas Works Berlin 2 Sep 41' and 'Frame up vertical top, neglect sides " BTM'.
Four targets are marked 'A, B, C,D'.
Four targets are marked 'A, B, C,D'.
Army camp
Four vertical aerial photographs of an army camp.
#1 is a small section of barracks with a grid iron pattern, A target is marked 'A'.
#2 is a section of road with targets marked 'A' and 'B'.
#3 is barracks laid out in a grid iron pattern.
#4 is…
#1 is a small section of barracks with a grid iron pattern, A target is marked 'A'.
#2 is a section of road with targets marked 'A' and 'B'.
#3 is barracks laid out in a grid iron pattern.
#4 is…
Krupps, Essen
A vertical aerial photograph of the Krupps factory at Essen. 13 areas are marked with letters from A to N. (No E).
Limoges
Four aerial photographs of an operation at Limoges. #1 is a vertical aerial photograph taken during the operation with structures on fire. #2 is the shadow of a Mosquito flying low over the bombed site. #3 is a recce oblique photograph showing the…
Antheor Railway Viaduct
Three photographs. #1 A vertical aerial photograph of the area at the Antheor viaduct. It is annotated 'Antheor Viaduct, To Marseilles , To Cannes'. Five B-17s can be seen underneath. #2an oblique recce photograph prior to the bombing. #3 a vertical…
Clermont Ferrand
A vertical aerial photograph of the airfield at Clermont Ferrand. Two targets are marked 'A' and 'B'. Two aircraft can be seen at the bottom of the image. There is much evidence of bombing.
Annotated at the top is 'Top half only' and at the bottom…
Annotated at the top is 'Top half only' and at the bottom…
Dusseldorf
A vertical aerial photograph of a factory in the Düsseldorf district of Bilk. It is marked with A and B plus two arrows. The tree lined road on right is Kopernikusstraße. There is a handwritten caption with 'Dusseldorf 11 June 43'.
It has been…
It has been…
Krupps, Essen
A vertical aerial photograph of a part of the Krupps factory.
On the reverse 'Krupps, Essen'.
On the reverse 'Krupps, Essen'.
Cologne
Two photographs.
#1 A vertical aerial photograph of the city with 'Koln' written at the bottom.
A target is marked with an arrow and '5'.
#2 a second vertical aerial photograph. The railway station is marked 'A', the cathedral 'B' and a third is…
#1 A vertical aerial photograph of the city with 'Koln' written at the bottom.
A target is marked with an arrow and '5'.
#2 a second vertical aerial photograph. The railway station is marked 'A', the cathedral 'B' and a third is…
Le Havre docks
A vertical aerial photograph of the docks. There is an arrow with 2 pointing at a target.
On the reverse '48 Le Havre'.
On the reverse '48 Le Havre'.
Saumur Tunnel
A vertical aerial photograph of the Saumur tunnel after the bombing raid.
On the reverse '47 Saumur tunnel'.
On the reverse '47 Saumur tunnel'.