Tirpitz

Tirpitz

Target photograph showing shoreline, with smoke obscuring the island of Hakøya within Tromsø fjord. Battleship Tirpitz can be seen just right of centre through smoke. Three water-spouts from earlier explosions above and to the right. Anti-aircraft tracer visible to top centre. Captioned ‘3°F’, ‘5’, 685 LOS 12.11.44 //8" 15400’ 325° 0843 Tirpitz J 1 HC 12000 DT. C 31secs F/L Gumbley 617'.

1944-11-12

One b/w photograph

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