Flushing and Bonn

Flushing and Bonn

Two vertical aerial photographs from an album. Photo 1 is of Flushing where a dyke was breached. Some flooding is visible according to the caption. Photo 2 is of Bonn showing in the city in great detail at the start of the attack. it is annotated 'Gee H'.

1944-10-18

1944-10-21

Two b/w photographs on an album page

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BELOW :- 75 Sqdn bombed German gun positions covering the Scheldt at Flushing. We ran into the target in line ahead, not the best [deleted letter] method considering the accuracy of the light flak. The photo shows some of the flooding.

[Photograph]
2010 MEP. 21.10.44// 8 8,000 [symbol] 130° 1238
FLUSHING N 14 x 1000.C 24 SECS. F/O FORD. Y.75

[Photograph]
1978 MEP 18.10.44// 8 17,000 [symbol] 320° 1100
Bonn L. 1 X 8000 5 X 304 x CP NO 14 T.I. 3 SECS F/O FORD. R.75

ABOVE :- The attack on BONN (on the Rhine) was made by sqdns using instruments and leading other sqdns in vics of three or boxes of four. We arrived early, just as the first bombs were exploding near the centre of the town. [Inserted] Gee H [/inserted]