Le Havre

Le Havre

Target photograph of Le Havre taken during an operation. The right side is obscured by smoke. The left and top are clear and show the harbour, docks and breakwater. One vessel can be seen at an angle within the dock, bottom centre, but otherwise no other shipping visible. White water is escaping from two of the lock gates. The dockside buildings are extensively damaged with many bomb craters. It is captioned '1428 KLS. 6.9.44//C 8" 12,000' <-- 150° 18.26 Le Havre A1 13x1000 4x500 C.5 secs F/L Davy G625'.

1944-09-05

One b/w photograph

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