St Valentin

St Valentin

A target photograph for an operation to St. Valentin AFV and Tank Factory in Austria. Light trails and smoke obscure most of the ground but some roads are visible. It is annotated 'A5' and captioned:
'1678. FOG .20/21 AUG 1944. // NT. F8. 10400'. → [redacted]
ST. VALENTIN. T. 9x500lb. Mk III 23 secs. SGT BIRD. K. 104.'
On the opposite page of the album is a hand written summary of the operation.

1944-08-20

1944-08-21

One b/w photograph on an album page

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PBirdJH18010023

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ST. VALENTIN A.F.V. AND TANK FACTORY – AUSTRIA
HERMANN GOERING WORKS WITH AN OUTPUT OF 300 TIGER TANKS PER MONTH. OPPOSITION 80-100 S/L. MODERATE H. AND L. FLAK AT TARGET APPROX. 30 S/L. NR. TRIESTE WITH TRACER FIRING UP BEAMS T.I'S NEAR TARGET AND BOMBING QUITE CONCENTRATED. FIGHTERS VERY ACTIVE AND 4 A/C SEEN TO GO DOWN IN FLAMES.
DISTANCE 983 MILES TIME 6 HRS TO 1910 HRS.

4 A/C MISSING

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1678. FOG 20/21 AUG 1944.//NT.F8.10400'. [symbol]
ST. VALENTIN. T. 9 x 500 lb. MKIII [?] 23 Secs. SGT. BIRD. K.104.