Calais Batterie Oldenburg and Batterie Waldam

Calais Batterie Oldenburg and Batterie Waldam

Target photograph of coastline and Batterie Oldenburg and Batterie Waldam. Port of Calais is just to bottom of the photograph Bomb explosions, smoke and target markers obscure the target. The beach is visible with many obstructions. Two Halifax III bombers are visible at lower altitude. Captioned '2504 DRF. 26.9.44//8" 9000 >150.1122.Calais 7B. N.9x1000,4x500 C. 20 secs. P/O Harstrom.N. 466'. Note that this photograph has numerous glass cracks in the plate.

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1944-09-26

One b/w photograph

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