Middle left, aerial view of Hamburg docks.
Middle right, bombing targets and fires in Gelsenkirchen.
Bottom left, bombing of Boulogne harbour.
Bottom right, a woman holding a baby with a girl standing alongside.
Right page: a report of raids on Germany's naval harbour at Kiel.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Germany]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> France]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> 1940-07-03]]> 1940-12-21]]>
It is captioned '3389 Skell 23.10.44//8"/ 4000 <-- 144° 1634 Flushing RD.O.14x1000. c20 secs F/O Drinkell O.50'.
On the reverse 'F/O Drinkell 23.10.44 Flushing 3.40 hrs flight'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Vlissingen]]> 1944-10-23]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Lincoln]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Lincoln]]> #1 is two airmen standing in the sun outside a wooden building.
#2 is a loose group of airmen standing outside a wooden building.
#3 is an aerial view across an aircraft's wing into a low sun.
#4 is an oblique view of RCAF Rivers.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Stilgoe]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba]]> Manitoba--Rivers]]>
Right page - nine airmen standing in front of the rear turret of a Lancaster with another Lancaster in the background. Captioned '1945 463 sqn'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Ward, Hugh Vivian Toms. Album]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Lincoln]]> 1945]]> 2007 MEP 21.10.44 // 8" 8,000 ← 130° 1239
FLUSHING. NI. 14 X 1000. C24SECS . F/O Winter. S.75. N
On the reverse is handwritten '616x'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Andy Fitter]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Vlissingen]]> 1944-10-21]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945]]>
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available. ]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Rhine River]]> 1945]]>
Middle - reconnaissance photograph showing coast and port with harbour wall and basins in built up area.
Bottom left - b/w photograph of boat pens before demolition.
Bottom right - a large crater produced by 10 ton bomb. Also included is a copy of the album page and other copies of the same target photograph.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--IJmuiden]]> 1944-12-15]]> 1944-12-30]]>

Additional identification kindly provided by Ed Strohmaier, Mike Woelke, and Andrew Gordon of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook Group.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> 1945]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sam Harper-Coulson]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Lincoln]]> 1944-07-05]]>
Photo is upside down; north is at the bottom. The river top left is the Isar, picture is centred over the old town area of Munich.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Stilgoe]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Munich]]> 1945-01-07]]> 1945-01-08]]>

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form: no better quality copies are available.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-03-02]]>
Bottom - oblique aerial photograph of industrial site with many damaged buildings. Captioned 'Krupps works Essen'. Submitted with description 'Oblique "Cook's tour" aerial view of Krupps works at Essen. May 1945'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-05]]> Bottom - oblique aerial photograph with the river Rhine running left to right and buildings including chimneys on far side. Beached barges visible on near bank.
Both submitted with description 'Oblique "Cook's tour" aerial photo of Cologne. May 1945'.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Pending identification. Places]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Rhine River]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-05]]>

The first has the caption 'T3 SCM 30.5.45//7" HAMM 2,000'. F/LT LANGFORD C.153 and shows Hamm railway marshalling yard with tracks running from lower left to upper right. Extensive bomb damage over entire area with several areas totally obliterated. At least 15 lines of goods wagons of various lengths, several lines of which are broken by bomb craters with wagons on their sides. Farmland to top of photograph bordering marshalling yard. One railway building to top right.

The second has the caption 'T24 SCM. 2.6.45//7" 2,000' F/O MORRIS Y153 and is described as being of Essen, showing the devastation to the buildings. Significant road running parallel and close to left hand edge of photograph is partially elevated on viaduct and is broken at a point very close to the top of the photograph. Another smaller road passes beneath it at right angles. Nearly all buildings seen are without roofs. Large church is seen lower right. Old city gate, with round towers is to the top right corner leading to a large oval plaza.

The third has the caption 'T24. SCM. 2.6.45//7" 2,000' F/O MORRIS Y153 and is of the Krupp works at Essen. Factory buildings in various state of disrepair as a result of bomb damage. Some totally destroyed with roofs missing and walls reduced to ground level. Route of railway sidings can be seen running top to bottom either side of main building, with another joining from the lower left. Track has been largely destroyed with just sleepers visible in places. Some railway wagons can be seen on these sidings. Prominent building in centre has bays running left to right. First bay shows little bomb damage whilst to the lower right side of this building, a gantry crane is positioned above a railway siding into the building. Bays beyond this one have “saw tooth” roofing. Factory chimney visible in lower left corner.

The fourth has the caption 'T24. SCA. 2.6.45//7" 2,000' F/O MORRIS Y153. No location is given, but in the centre, is the cruciform ruins of a burnt out church (possibly Christuskirche Altendorf) with remains of its steeple on the right. Whole area is completely covered in bomb craters, with all buildings reduced to ruins, several to the extent that original outline plan cannot be identified. Road has been cleared running from upper right to lower right.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Stuart Cummins]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-05-30]]> 1945-06-02]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Lincoln]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Lincoln]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Lincoln]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-05]]>
Identification kindly provided by Gareth Hughes, Christopher Bazley, Peter Kwan, and Norman Stewart of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group,]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> France]]> France--Dunkerque]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Rhine River]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945]]>