Bridge B (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer
Description
English: Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945.
Oblique aerial photograph of the V2 assembly and launch site in a quarry at Wizernes, France, from west-north-west. Taken from over the railway loop line, looking towards the quarry head and the large concrete dome which covered the underground workings. After repeated raids by Bomber Command, the site was finally neutralised by a daylight attack on 17 July 1944 by No. 617 Squadron RAF, whose 12,000-lb deep-penetration 'Tallboy' bombs caused a landslide, collapsing the underground galleries and sealing the tunnel entrances.
Date
between 1942 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
Subjects
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Associated people and organisations
Royal Air Force, 617 Squadron
Associated places
Wizernes, Pas-de-Calais, France
Associated events
Allied Air Offensive 1942-1945, North West Europe, Second World War, RAF Precision Raids, Germany, Second World War, RAF Raids on V-Weapon Sites 1943-1945, North West Europe, Second World War
Associated themes
Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
Associated keywords
Aerial Warfare, Operations
Category
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photographs
Image Sorted
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yes
Licensing
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