SUK12092
Photograph SUK12092 Second World War, 1939-1945Germany. 1943-05-18. After the attack by RAF Lancaster bombers of No. 617 Squadron RAF on the Mohne Dam, the dam wall was breached and the bottom of the lake behind it largely exposed.
043115 Accession Number: 043115
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MOHNE DAM, GERMANY. MOHNETALFPERRE DAM AND POWERHOUSE AS THEY WERE BEFORE THE ATTACK BY RAF LANCASTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 GROUP ON 1943-05-16 TO 1943-05-17. IT IS OF INTEREST TO NOTE THAT THE POWERHOUSE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AFTER RECEIVING A DIRECT HIT BY THE SUBSEQUENT RUSH OF WATER THROUGH THE BREACHED DAM.
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043115
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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