UK3092 Accession Number: UK3092

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Eindhoven, Holland. 1945-07-13. First operation of No. 464 Squadron RAAF, then flying Ventura aircraft, was the famous low-level daylight bombing of the Phillips radio valve works at Eindhoven on Sunday, 1942-12-06. After the attack, members of the Dutch underground forces took photographs, and these were made available after the war to a representative of the RAAF's historical research staff.

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Accession Number
UK3092
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
2
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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