SUK12607 Accession Number: SUK12607

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France. C. 1944-08. Damage caused by the first attack on the Donges oil refinery near St Nazaire by aircraft of RAF Bomber Command on the night of 1944-07-23/24. Some of the destroyed oil storage tanks, one of which is still burning, fills the sky with great clouds of black oily smoke.

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Accession Number
SUK12607
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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