Bottom - oblique aerial photograph of a city showing damaged multi-storey buildings at the bottom. Both submitted with description 'Oblique "Cook's tour" aerial view of Hamburg. May 45'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> 1945-05]]> Bottom - oblique aerial photograph of a city showing park in centre and main roads running bottom right to left. Damaged buildings in foreground. Both submitted with description 'Oblique "Cook's tour" aerial view of Hamburg. May 45'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> 1945-05]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending identification. Places]]> Pending geolocation]]> Photograph]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> Pending identification. Places]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Identification kindly provided by Ludger Keiser of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Germany]]> Germany--Dortmund]]>
The photo is captioned '(T) Ched 23.5.45//7" J 218'.
On the reverse 'Crown Copyright Reserved' and 'Hamburg'. ]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Andy Fitter]]> Pending geolocation]]> Pending identification. Places]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Suffolk]]> 1945-05-23]]>
The photo is captioned '(T) Ched 23.5.45//7" J 218'.
On the reverse 'Crown Copyright Reserved' and 'Bremen'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Suffolk]]> 1945-05-23]]>
Photo 1 is an airman on a freight wagon ladder, captioned 'Arthur'.
Photo 2 is an airman standing on the roof of a freight wagon.
Photo 3 is a steam engine.
Photo 4 is a grain elevator at the side of the tracks.
Photo 5 is a steam engine, captioned 'No 1 Train Vancouver Montreal'.
Photo 6 is a station, captioned 'Rivers'.
Photo 7 is an aerial photograph of Rivers, captioned 'The worst little city in the west'.
Photo 8 is a sign 'Royal Canadian Air Force Air Navigation School British Commonwealth Air Training Plan'.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending identification. Places]]> Pending geolocation]]> Pending identification. Things]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> PSaundersEJ20010050]]> Civilian]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba]]> Manitoba--Rivers]]>
Photo 1 is a low level aerial oblique of a small township with a dammed lake, captioned 'Delta Beach'.
Photo 2 is of towering clouds, captioned 'Storm Up!'.
Photo 3 is a Battle in flight.
Photo 4 is a low level aerial oblique of MacDonald township.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> Pending identification. Places]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba]]>
Photo 1 is an Anson viewed from the port/rear, captioned 'The "Flying Greenhouse" '.
Photo 2 is three Ansons outside a hangar, captioned 'Warming Up'.
Photo 3 is three airmen standing at the front of an Anson, captioned 'Our flying suits get their first outing. Wag Ramsay and I'
Photo 4 is two men in flying suits in front of an Anson.
Photo 5 is a port side view of an Anson with its engines running, captioned 'Ready for Take-off Sir'.
Photo 6 is a snowy view of the base, captioned 'Airborne Wheels Up'.
Photo 7 is Sam at his station, captioned 'First Navigator (me)'.
Photo 8 is the back of the pilot in flight, captioned 'Pilot Mr Thomas'.
Photo 9 is an airman at his station, captioned 'Second Navigator "Wag" '.
Photo 10 is a snowy landscape of houses, captioned 'St James, Winnipeg 500' '
Photo 11 and 12 are two views of Winnipeg at 12,000' captioned 'Puzzle - find the airport'.
Photo 13 is a snowy wooded valley captioned 'Temp at 6,000' -40° F'.
Photo 14 and 16 are buildings in a snowy landscape, captioned 'Morris, Manitoba'.
Photo 15 is mostly trees from the air, captioned 'Riding Mountain National Park'.
Photo 16 is an air to air of the starboard side of an Anson.
Photo 18 is snowy houses, captioned 'Back at St James'.
Photo 19 is the snow covered base, captioned 'Wheels Down Landing'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> Pending identification. Places]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> PSaundersEJ20010013,
PSaundersEJ20010014,
PSaundersEJ20010015,
PSaundersEJ20010016]]>
Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Manitoba]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Stilgoe]]> Pending geolocation]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> France]]> France--Somme]]> 1944]]> On the reverse 'KB745 VR-V 419 Sqn Middleton St Geo attacking V1 site July 1944.
Lost 5/10/44 crashed into high ground on Op to Norway']]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending identification. Places]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> PCothliffKB17030030]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Durham (County)]]> France]]> 1944-07]]>
It is annotated '2739.LMG. 28/29.6.44 // NT 8" 12000 --> 041°0131 1/12 Metz Raid. K. 13x 500 c.23 secs W/O Irish . K.429.']]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Metz]]> 1944-06-28]]> 1944-06-29]]> The image is annotated '26565. LMG. 25.6.44// 8" 12600 --135° 0900 Goenflos Raid .A. 13x500 c secs W/O Puskas .A.429']]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Somme]]> 1944-06-25]]> 1944-06-26]]> Above is captioned with details of the operation.
The photograph is captioned '2656.LMG.25.6.44// 8" 12600 -->135° 0900 Gorenflos Raid A. 13 x 500 c secs W/O Puskas A 429'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> France]]> France--Somme]]> 1944-06-25]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--L'Isle-Adam]]> 1944-04-23]]> Photo 1 is bombing of the centre of Le Havre.
Photo 2 is taken on the next day and German Army positions on the outskirts were attacked.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Claire Monk]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> France--Le Havre]]> 1944-09-05]]> 1944-09-06]]>
Photo 1 is a view during take off from the bomb aimer's station.
Photo 2 is air gunner Paddy Glover in his mid-upper turret.
Photo 3 is wireless operator George Tredinnick looking out of the astro-dome.
Photo 4 is a target photograph of Le Havre.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Claire Monk]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> France--Le Havre]]> 1944-10-09]]>
Photo 2 is a vertical aerial photograph of an unidentified location. The image is very clear and shows a cluster of bombs exploding. ]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Steve Baldwin]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-12-31]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-02-16]]> Photo 2 is a vertical aerial photograph of the Calais area. The operation is to destroy a rocket launch site. Many bomb craters can be seen.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> France--Calais]]> 1944-09-26]]>
Identification kindly provided by members of 'Finding the location WW1 & WW2' Facebook group.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Germany]]> Germany--Hamburg]]>

Photo 2 - air-to-air view from the mid-upper turret looking aft towards five Lancasters.

Photo 3 - vertical aerial photograph of Wesel, Germany during a bombing operation. The right centre is mostly obscured by bomb explosions. Caption: '3237 WBH.16-2-45//7" 20000' 112° 1600½ WESEL. HI. IHC40001N: 4GP500DT: 6ANM64DT: 2MC500LD: 4GP250IT.C38 SEC F/O SNOW H514'.

Photo 4 - taken of the mid-upper gun turret in flight.

Photo 5 - a small two-seater open car with two airmen standing at the rear. It is captioned 'Me in my car with Sandy'.

Photo 6 - looking aft from the mid-turret during an operation. There are anti-aircraft explosions.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending geolocation]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-02-16]]>
1. A target photograph showing open countryside. On the left is a line of bomb craters in fields. Roads are also visible here as is a railway line. On the right, the ground is obscured by smoke. The photograph is annotated '3B' but there is no caption to identify the target.
2. Photograph of a man wearing cowboy clothes and seated on a horse.
3. Photograph of a man, wearing shoes but no shirt, sitting on the stern of a boat. He is leaning against a flagstaff.
4. Vertical aerial photograph of a small bay and beach showing houses and roads of a coastal town. The upper left corner of the image is obscured.
5. A target photograph showing countryside and towns. Buildings and roads are visible as is a railway line running vertically through the image. Smoke from numerous smoke generators is drifting over the area. There is no caption to indicate the target.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Andy Fitter]]> Pending identification. Places]]> Pending geolocation]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]>
1. Target photograph showing three bombs falling towards cloud and fields. There is no caption to identify the target.
2. Target photograph. The ground is mostly obscured by cloud but some detail is visible at left and right. The photograph is annotated '3B' but there is no caption to identify the target.
3. An air-to-air photograph of another aircraft flying over hills.
4. An oblique aerial photograph of Pentire near Newquay in Cornwall. The Warren coastline, Crantock Beach and the River Ganel are clearly visible.
5. An oblique aerial photograph of coastal cliffs with some hills in the distance.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Andy Fitter]]> Pending identification. Places]]> Pending geolocation]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Newquay]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]>