Koblenz, flight engineer and Lancaster
Title
Koblenz, flight engineer and Lancaster
Description
Three photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a target photograph of a night attack on Koblenz. All detail is obscured by target indicators and incendiaries.
Photo 2 is Terry's flight engineer seen from the bomb aimer's position.
Photo 3 is a Lancaster dropping bombs on Gelsenkirchen 23.11.44
A second scan of the same page has missing text.
Photo 1 is a target photograph of a night attack on Koblenz. All detail is obscured by target indicators and incendiaries.
Photo 2 is Terry's flight engineer seen from the bomb aimer's position.
Photo 3 is a Lancaster dropping bombs on Gelsenkirchen 23.11.44
A second scan of the same page has missing text.
Date
1944-11-06
1944-11-07
Spatial Coverage
Language
Type
Format
Three b/w photographs on an album page
Publisher
Rights
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Identifier
PFordTA17040010,
PFordTA17040011
PFordTA17040011
Transcription
[Photograph] [inserted] 5 B [/inserted]
2225 MEP 6/7.11.44//NT(C) 8” 19,000 127° 1931 KOBLENZ Q
IHC 4000IN 14CP14. 28 SECS F/O FORD. Q. 75
ABOVE :- Pin-point marking was achieved by the use of GH instruments on KOBLENZ. A few green T.Is and burning incendiaries are to be seen on the photo’. It was a clear night & the junction of the Moselle and Rhine was clearly visible.
ABOVE RIGHT :- Flight Engineer from the Bomb Aimer’s position. BELOW RIGHT :- Aircraft ahead of us releasing its bombs on GELSENKIRCHEN over 10/10ths cloud. 23/11/44.
[Photograph]
Gelsenkirchen
[Photograph]
2225 MEP 6/7.11.44//NT(C) 8” 19,000 127° 1931 KOBLENZ Q
IHC 4000IN 14CP14. 28 SECS F/O FORD. Q. 75
ABOVE :- Pin-point marking was achieved by the use of GH instruments on KOBLENZ. A few green T.Is and burning incendiaries are to be seen on the photo’. It was a clear night & the junction of the Moselle and Rhine was clearly visible.
ABOVE RIGHT :- Flight Engineer from the Bomb Aimer’s position. BELOW RIGHT :- Aircraft ahead of us releasing its bombs on GELSENKIRCHEN over 10/10ths cloud. 23/11/44.
[Photograph]
Gelsenkirchen
[Photograph]
Collection
Citation
“Koblenz, flight engineer and Lancaster,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 22, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/23982.
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