50 Squadron over Kassel
Title
50 Squadron over Kassel
Aiming Point Certificate
Description
Drawing shows 50 Squadron Lancaster flying over destroyed buildings, dropping candles on parachutes to illuminate the ruins below while an airman crawls on the wing to take a photograph. A sign points to Kassel and an officer is saying 'Hermann! you said impossible!' The character of Hermann is on hands and knees showing a medal pinned to his bottom. Harold Southgate's crew listed on drawing.
Language
Type
Format
One cartoon
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Contributor
Identifier
PSouthgateH1612
Transcription
[cartoon]
ACHTUNG 50 SQUADRON
SCENES AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
F/O. SOUTHGATE
F/SGT. SHIRLEY
SGT. SUMMERVILLE
SGT. DAVIES
SGT. PRICE
SGT. PARKER
SGT. DONNER
HERMANN! YOU SAID IMPOSSIBLE!
ACHTUNG 50 SQUADRON
SCENES AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY
F/O. SOUTHGATE
F/SGT. SHIRLEY
SGT. SUMMERVILLE
SGT. DAVIES
SGT. PRICE
SGT. PARKER
SGT. DONNER
HERMANN! YOU SAID IMPOSSIBLE!
Collection
Citation
“50 Squadron over Kassel,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 24, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/39655.
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