SUK14050 Accession Number: SUK14050

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Monfalcone, Italy. C. 1945-04. During an attack on shipbuilding yards at Monfalcone in north-east Italy, a RAF Liberator aircraft was hit by bombs falling from an aircraft above. With its inner port engine - the propeller gone - giving off oily vapour from the battered engine, the Liberator dropped its own bombs on the target and flew 300 miles back to base and landed safely.

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Accession Number
SUK14050
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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