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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> France]]> France--Rambouillet]]> 1944-05-27]]>

The second photograph is a target photograph with flak or photo flashes obscuring the blurred image. Six bombs are seen on the left side. Bottom centre right another bomber is seen flying towards bottom right. The ground below is rural, with fields and minor roads. Caption on bottom is only partial: [S] 'pils 7/8.6.44// NT. 5": 8000'. [arrow]']]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocation impractical]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-08]]>
The first is a target photograph taken at high level. Bombs are visible falling to centre left. A railway is seen running left to right in the bottom half, with marshalling yard in the centre. Below the railway is a river running parallel to railway. Top half shows open fields with road running left to right above the railway. On the right top a road runs bottom to top and a village where roads cross.
The second is an oblique aerial photograph of the Südbrücke bridge over the Rhine in Cologne. The river is running from top right to bottom left. In the centre running diagonally from top left to bottom right is the destroyed Südbrücke bridge. Only the left and right bank abutments and the central tower are standing, the deck has completely disappeared under water. Several small craft are in the water or moored to jetties. Bomb craters are visible around the left abutment.

Identification kindly provided by Marco Fasolato.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Pending identification. Places]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Amiens]]> 1943-06-22]]> 1943-06-23]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Dunkerque]]> France]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Dunkerque]]> France]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Dunkerque]]> France]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Dunkerque]]> France]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Belgium--Antwerp]]> Belgium]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Belgium--Antwerp]]> Belgium]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Germany]]> Germany--Aachen]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Aachen]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Düren (Cologne)]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Düren (Cologne)]]> Germany]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Düren (Cologne)]]> Germany]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Germany]]> Germany--Möhne River Dam]]> 1945]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Germany]]> Germany--Möhne River Dam]]> 1945]]> On the left a reconnaissance photograph orientated with east at the top. On the left side of the airfield with a single runway 13/31 running from bottom left towards the centre. A perimeter track runs round the airfield. At the top is a square built up area and to the right side aircraft dispersal with a small number of aircraft and small hangers. To the right side of the photograph is farmland with fields.

On the right a target photograph showing the whole of the airfield on the left side and open farmland on the right. The photograph is orientated with heading 150 degree at the top. A single runway 13/31 runs slightly angled from centre towards top left. The airfield has a perimeter taxiway which runs all the way round. At the top left is a square built up area. On the right side of the airfield is a dispersal area with hangars. Explosions can be seen on and just to the right of these. On the left side of the airfield two taxiways lead off the perimeter. The top one has dispersal areas spurred off it. The bottom one leads across a public road and has off airfield dispersal pans spurred from it. Bomb craters are visible in several locations, particularly near the top of the runway, with two craters in the runway itself.

Captioned 'Caen Carpiquet (Aero)'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> France--Caen]]> France]]>

On the right an oblique aerial photograph showing a very badly damaged city. In the foreground most of the buildings have been reduced to rubble with just a few standing badly damaged on the right. In the middle left a church, the Marktkirche Hannover with several damaged multistory buildings to its left. Beyond the church are more city buildings with another church towards the top right. In the distance open countryside, the Georgengarten and straight avenue running through it. Captioned 'Hanover'.



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On the right an oblique aerial photograph of a badly damaged town on a river, This is Kassel looking east, with the River Fulda zigzaging from middle left toward the bottom right. On the nearside buildings have mostly been reduced to rubble with just some standing walls. On the right is part of a multistory building. A road runs from bottom centre up through a roundabout to the river where the road bridge has totally disappeared. This is the Fuldabrucke bridge. Towards the left end of the river is a weir, the Staustufe Kassel, and lock with another intact bow string girder bridge beyond, the Ysenburgstrasse. On the far bank are more blocks of destroyed buildings and industrial areas. Beyond is open countryside with a few built up areas including various chimneys towards the top. Captioned 'Kassel'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Koblenz]]> Germany--Kassel]]> Germany]]>