Bergen

Bergen

A near vertical aerial photograph of Bergen Harbour, showing its entire layout, with the town in the centre. In the town the seven-sided lake, Lille Lungegardsvannet, next to the Festplassen can be identified. Above this is the large body of water of the inner harbour, though no shipping is visible. At the lower left corner of this harbour can be see Bergen rail head and station. Further left of this the ground is largely mountainside and too dark to discern any features. At the entrance to the inner harbour is the road bridge to Kronstad and below that, in the outer harbour, three ships can be seen manoeuvring. Close by are several bomb bursts in the water from the raid in progress. Moving left, the breakwater protecting the smaller harbour of Bergen Havn is visible and at least one ship can be seen moored alongside.
The photograph is annotated with the "8B" in the upper right corner and captioned:
2297 DMT 4.10.44 //8" 15900 <--075° 0930 BERGEN
AP.A. F 6x1000. C31 F/L JOHNSON F 635'.
On the reverse is written: '55 Op Bergen Norway Last daylight raid 4 October 1944". An official stamp impression is illegible.

1944-10-04

One b/w photograph

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