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Target photograph
Target photograph showing glare and explosion.
Stuttgart
Target photograph for an operation to Stuttgart. Light traces and glare cover most of the image but no ground detail is visible. It is annotated '5B' and is captioned:
2983 HLM. 15/16-3-44 //NT 8" 20,000. → 008º 2323 STUTTGART RD
N. 5x4.…
2983 HLM. 15/16-3-44 //NT 8" 20,000. → 008º 2323 STUTTGART RD
N. 5x4.…
Schweinfurt
Target photograph on an operation to Schweinfurt. Many light trails from tracer are visible but there is no ground detail. The photograph is captioned:
'2839 HLM 24/25.2.44//NT F/8 22000 → 050 º 2313, SCHWEINFURT RD
7x4 8x30 33 SECS, F/O…
'2839 HLM 24/25.2.44//NT F/8 22000 → 050 º 2313, SCHWEINFURT RD
7x4 8x30 33 SECS, F/O…
Berlin
Target photograph showing light glare and tracer. Captioned '3059 HLM 24/25.3.44//NT 8", 218 degrees 22.36, BERLIN RD, S, 5x4 5x30, 30 SECS, F/L DAVIES, U78'. On the reverse 'Easier than our first raid on Berlin, Coned by searchlights. Only few small…
Ely Cathedral, Ray Wells and colleague
Photo 1 is a vertical close up of Ely Cathedral.
Photo 2 is Ray Wells and a navigator.
Photo 3 is a vertical view of the cathedral and surrounding streets.
Photo 2 is Ray Wells and a navigator.
Photo 3 is a vertical view of the cathedral and surrounding streets.
Munich
Target photograph showing city with river/canal middle left to top right. Caption '3936, CON 7/8.1.45//NT 8", 18000, 075 20.27.8 32 SECS, F/L WOOLNOUGH R97, MUNICH R'.
Photo is upside down; north is at the bottom. The river top left is the Isar,…
Photo is upside down; north is at the bottom. The river top left is the Isar,…
Bomb damage
Reconnaissance photograph at low level of goods yard with significant bomb damage with craters and destroyed buildings throughout. A drained canal runs top to bottom with large barge aground against quay and another smaller pair tied together at top.…
Courtrai
Target photograph showing bomb bursts in built up area and the silhouette of a Lancaster below. Caption '2775 CON 20/21-7-44//NT 8" 15000, 225, COURTRAI. BB, 5X1000, 23SECS. F/O LASH[...]'.
Deelen airfield
Target photograph showing an airfield with triangle of runways with buildings bottom and right. Bomb bursts are visible across the airfield. Caption '3248 CON. 15.8.44// 8" 17600, 080, 1208, DEELEN A/D Q., 11x1000, 4x500C35secs. F/Lt LASHAM, Q97'.
Bombed city
Reconnaissance photograph of part of a city with damaged buildings.
Marignane
Target photograph with indistinct ground but several bombs visible centre left and centre. Caption mostly unreadable '[....], 9/10.3.44, Marignane P. 1 x 4000, 5 x 1000, 19s [..]'.
Niagara Falls from the air
Two photographs of Niagra Falls, both captioned 'Niagra Falls from the air June 1943'.
The first is of a large wide body of water cascading over the edge with large buildings close by, captioned 'The American Falls with Niagra Falls, New york State…
The first is of a large wide body of water cascading over the edge with large buildings close by, captioned 'The American Falls with Niagra Falls, New york State…
Burlington Bridge
Photograph shows two bridges spanning a canal which leads to open water. Also four large pylons. Captioned 'Aerial photographs from the Anson at 33 A.N.S. Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario. June 1943.' and 'Burlington Bridge over the canal running into…
Hamilton Main Street
Built up area showing mixture of buildings arranged around grid pattern streets. Captioned 'Hamilton Main Street.' and 'Still in the Anson at 300feet'.
Paulson airfield
Top - view from the air of concrete hardstanding and buildings on an airfield in the distance. Bottom - closer view showing triangular runways, hardstanding and buildings. Captioned '7 B & G Paulson'.
Edmonton
The upper photo is of 82 Ave facing West. Centre left, the Canadian Pacific Railway station Irvine; in the distance the North Saskatchewan River.
The lower photo is of North Saskatchewan River. The Low Level Bridge, the High Level Bridge, the…
The lower photo is of North Saskatchewan River. The Low Level Bridge, the High Level Bridge, the…
Edmonton
The upper photo is an oblique aerial photographs of Low Level Bridge facing south. In the distance, the Old Walterdale Bridge, the High Level Bridge and the Alberta Legislature Building.
The lower photo is of Alberta Legislature Building, next to…
The lower photo is of Alberta Legislature Building, next to…
Bowden
Top - town street scene with buildings either side. Captioned 'Bowden'.
Bottom - view of town in snow from airborne aircraft. Captioned 'Bowden from a Tiger'.
Bottom - view of town in snow from airborne aircraft. Captioned 'Bowden from a Tiger'.
Rotterdam Drop zone marker
An aerial photograph showing a white cross on the background of a dark field with a broad white band running diagonally from left to top right. On the reverse 'Rotterdam Apr/May 1945. Cross is white sheets. 'Fingers bottom right in fact are Bullets…
Aerial View of Mountains
A view from the starboard side of an aircraft looking across a wing to mountains and clouds.
West Bromwich
A vertical aerial photograph of West Bromwich. Canals and railway branches are clearly visible.
Identification kindly provided by Richard Evans of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group.
Identification kindly provided by Richard Evans of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Group.
Farms in the Snow
Two aerial views.
Photo 1. A low level aerial photograph of farms set in snowy fields. On the reverse 'Catching a scene on the port side of Maggie Moth [indecipherable]'.
Photo 2. A different view from a biplane with rigging wires.
Photo 1. A low level aerial photograph of farms set in snowy fields. On the reverse 'Catching a scene on the port side of Maggie Moth [indecipherable]'.
Photo 2. A different view from a biplane with rigging wires.
Farm Houses and Buildings
An aerial view of a few houses and buildings set amongst snow.
Canadian Townscape
An aerial view of a Canadian town. On the reverse 'Looking down from a Maggie Moth Aircraft'.
Mittelland Canal
Reconnaissance photograph showing concentration of bomb craters in the target area where canal crossed a small river.