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Cambodia Angkor Thom
Oblique aerial photographs of the lost city of Angkor Thom. Captioned 'Cambodia The lost city of Angkor Thom re-discovered in 1861. Above & right:- City founded by Emperor Jayavarman II in 9th century. Angkor Wat temple built by Emperor Suryavarman…
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Angkor Thom
Photograph 1 is an oblique of a road across a lake captioned 'Road leading to Angkor Wat temples'.
Photograph 2 is a near vertical view of a temple captioned 'Another Angkor Thom temple (still under re-construction)'.
Photograph 3 and 4 are two…
Photograph 2 is a near vertical view of a temple captioned 'Another Angkor Thom temple (still under re-construction)'.
Photograph 3 and 4 are two…
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Cologne cathedral
Aerial oblique photograph of Cologne cathedral showing destroyed buildings and river bridge. Captioned 'Cologne'.
Tags: aerial photograph; bombing
Kiel
Aerial oblique photograph of bomb damage of shipyards at Kiel. Many damaged buildings and workshops. Large covered dock is undamaged, as are several cranes.. Captioned 'Kiel'.
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Heligoland
Aerial oblique photograph of Heligoland showing damaged buildings and bomb craters. In the foreground are cliffs. Captioned 'Heligoland'.
Dortmund-Ems Canal
Vertical aerial of bombing damage on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. There are many craters and tracks of bulldozers undertaking repairs. A bridge shows little sign of damage. Captioned 'Dortmund-Ems Canal'.
Tags: aerial photograph; bombing
Hamburg
Vertical aerial photograph of Hamburg. Most of the buildings are destroyed with only shells remaining. Captioned 'Hamburg'.
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Hamburg
Oblique aerial photograph of Hamburg showing bombing damage. In the foreground are patches of trees and buildings that are not damaged. In the middle is the river and behind are the docks. Captioned 'Hamburg'.
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IJmuiden
Vertical aerial photograph of a bombed harbour area near the the Visserhaven. The majority is damaged buildings.
Wilhelmshaven docks
Oblique aerial photograph of a square dock area with several naval vessels. There are dry docks at the top. The majority of the workshop are undamaged. It is captioned 'Wilhemshaven' [sic].
Essen, Krupps
Vertical aerial photograph of bombed workshops. It is captioned 'Essen (Krupps)'. Majority of buildings shown are damaged or severely damaged, many are entirely without roofs. One smaller building to upper centre with a clerestory roof appears…
The city of Kleve in February 1945
Oblique aerial of a damaged city. In the centre is a river and a low hill. In the distance are undamaged buildings. Captioned 'The city of Kleve in February 1945'.
Cologne "The Rhine Crossing" 1945
Aerial oblique of Cologne with the cathedral in the centre. Behind is the Rhine and a destroyed bridge. Many of the buildings are damaged. Captioned 'Cologne "The Rhine Crossing" 1945'.
Tags: aerial photograph; bombing
Krupps, Essen
Oblique aerial of bomb damage to the Krupps workshops. Captioned 'Krupps Armament Works Essen 11-3-1945'.
Krupps, Essen
Oblique aerial photograph of bomb damage of the works. Captioned 'Krupps Essen. 3/1945'.
Tags: aerial photograph; bombing
Royal Air Force destroys German synthetic oil plant
Reconnaissance photograph of the destroyed Zeitz synthetic oil plant, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. On the left side within a grid a large number of damaged oil tanks, manufacturing buildings and installations. On the right three destroyed oil tanks at…
Royal Air Force destroys German synthetic oil plant
Reconnaissance photograph of a German synthetic oil plant. Within a grid pattern a large number of oil tanks, buildings, pipeline and oil manufacturing installations. A railway runs along the bottom. On the reverse 'R.A.F. destroys German synthetic…
Heligoland under attack
Target photograph showing a very large number of bomb explosions covering most of the image. On the reverse 'Heligoland 18.4.45. The airfield under intense R.A.F. Bomber Command attacks, 27 April 1945'.
Royal Air Force Bomber Command attacks on enemy communications
Reconnaissance photograph showing the Mitelland Canal at Gravenhorst running from top right to centre bottom. A large area in the centre is completely covered with craters and the canal has disappeared. To the right bottom a large wooded area and to…
Remagen bridge
Reconnaissance photograph of bridge. A river runs bottom left to top right and a metal arch bridge from top left to bottom right. There are a few buildings in the top left along with bomb craters. Ther are a few buildings and a railway line at the…
Dortmund-Ems canal at Ladbergen
Target photograph showing the Canal running from middle left to bottom right. A road runs from two thirds way up left side and crosses the canal in the bottom right quarter before running to bottom edge. There are minor roads and open country and…
First bomb
Air to ground photograph showing fields and hedges. There is a target triangle half way up on the right side. There is smoke from a practice bomb below and to its left. At the top, the bottom of a fuselage. On the reverse '1st bomb'. Captioned '102…
Tags: 102 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; training; Whitley
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast, Elsham Wolds and Humber Bridge
Photograph 1 is of a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight flypast with a Lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire.
Photograph 2 is an aerial oblique photograph of modern Elsham Wolds.
Photgraph 3 is an aerial oblique photograph of the Humber bridge.…
Photograph 2 is an aerial oblique photograph of modern Elsham Wolds.
Photgraph 3 is an aerial oblique photograph of the Humber bridge.…
F/Bomb Depot at St. Leu d'Esserent
Low level oblique aerial photograph of a narrow road leading from the bottom left up a valley to the centre where it meets the square entrance to a tunnel in a hillside. To the left of the valley and above the entrance are trees.
Gilze Rijen
Oblique aerial photograph of an Gilze Rijen airfield. Runways going from bottom middle to top and left to middle. A large number of bomb explosion visible in the centre of the airfield with one string of bombs offset to the left running bottom to…