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Brest, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941 C2228.jpg

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Royal Air Force official photographer
Description
English: Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941.
Vertical aerial photograph taken during a daylight attack on German warships docked at Brest, France. Two Handley Page Halifaxes of No. 35 Squadron RAF (upper right) fly over the naval dockyard, towards the dry docks in which the battlecruisers SCHARNHORST and GNEISENAU are berthed (top right), and over which a smoke screen is rapidly spreading. At middle right, a stick of bombs can be seen to have exploded inland from their intended target, PRINZ EUGEN, moored by the quayside. 47 aircraft from Nos. 3, 4 and 5 Groups took part in the operation, claiming accurate bombing on their targets for the loss of 6 aircraft.
Date between 1939 and 1941
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//9/media-9315/large.jpg
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph C 2228 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
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(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    German Navy (Third Reich), GNEISENAU, German Navy (Third Reich), PRINZ EUGEN, German Navy (Third Reich), SCHARNHORST, Royal Air Force, 35 Squadron
  • Associated places
    Brest, Finistère, France
  • Associated events
    British Air Offensive 1939-1942, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    German Navy 1939-1945, Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
  • Associated keywords
    Aerial Warfare, Operations
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photographs
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