SUK12071 Accession Number: SUK12071

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France. C. 1944-04-19. A reconnaissance photograph of damage to the railway yards at Juvisy-sur-Orge after an attack by aircraft of RAF Bomber Command on the night of 1944-04-18/19. Note the complete disappearance of workshops, repair depots, signalling apparatus, warehouses, roundhouses and nearly all facilities. Rolling stock can be seen lying between the shattered tracks in grotesque positions.

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Accession Number
SUK12071
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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