042653 Accession Number: 042653

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Arado Ar 196 T3+MH, a two-seater reconnaissance float plane carried by the 14,000-ton German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper, capsizing after attempting to land in the calmer waters of a slick created by tightly turning the cruiser. The wreck was sunk by gunfire. (No thumbnail)

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Accession Number
042653
Photographer
Schroeder
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Hesketh
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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