Mulheim/Essen airfield

Mulheim/Essen airfield

Top - oblique aerial photograph of an airfield with many bomb craters. Two wide grass runways forming a “V” at bottom left, with taxi-track running left to right across centre of photograph. Hardstanding leads off at top right with two or more small buildings visible. Submitted with description 'Oblique "Cook's tour" aerial photo of Mulheim/Essen airfield. May 1945. Annotated on reverse of photo: "German A/F attacked by heavy bomber en route to Hamburg 23/5/45'.
Bottom – (Duplicate of top, but with damage to photo) oblique aerial photograph of an airfield with many bomb craters. Submitted with description 'Oblique "Cook's tour" aerial photo of Mulheim/Essen airfield. May 1945'.

1945-05-23

1945-05

Two b/w photographs mounted on an album page

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