Incendiary hail swamps the target

Incendiary hail swamps the target

A newspaper cutting of a Lancaster dropping incendiary bombs over Duisburg. The text describes the event and a handwritten caption reads ' Oct 14th 1944'.

1944-10-14

One newspaper cutting on an album page

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OCT. 14th 1944

‘INCENDIARY HAIL’ SWAMP THE TARGET

HIGH above Duisburg Germany’s greatest inland port until Saturday last, an incendiary shower is dropped from the bomb-bay of a Lancaster. This is one aircraft’s quota. Twice in 2 hours British planes were over the city “like clouds of gnats.”