SUK12084 Accession Number: SUK12084

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France. 1944-04-10. On the night of 1944-04-10/11 Lancaster aircraft of RAF Bomber Command attacked a Field Airpark and Signals Equipment Depot at St Cyr, near Versailles, doing considerable damage to many of the buildings. Lancasters carrying 8,000 lb bombs produced this remarkable example of precision bombing. There is practically complete devastation to this group of buildings.

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Accession Number
SUK12084
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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