043113
Photograph 043113 Second World War, 1939-1945MOHNE DAM, GERMANY. 1943. THIS PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS WATER POURING FROM THE DAM AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL ATTACK BY NO 617 SQUADRON RAF DURING THE NIGHT OF 1943-05-16 TO 1943-05-17.
128223 Accession Number: 128223
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MOHNE DAM, GERMANY. C. 1943-05-17. WATER POURS FROM THE DAM SIX HOURS AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL ATTACK BY NO. 617 SQUADRON RAF DURING THE NIGHT OF 1943-05-16/17. IN THE FOREGROUND CAN BE SEEN BUOYS AND CHAINS OF AN ANTI-TORPEDO BOOM WHICH HAD BEEN LAID ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAM WALL. (PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCED IN OFFICIAL HISTORY VOLUME: AIR WAR AGAINST GERMANY AND ITALY 1939-43, PAGE 462).
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128223
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Colour: Black & white
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