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Image: Bremen-Farge, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945 CL2607

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Description: Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. An RAF officer inspects the hole left by a 22,000-lb deep-penetration 'Grand Slam' bomb which pierced the reinforced concrete roof of the German submarine pens at Farge, north of Bremen, Germany. this was the result of a daylight raid mounted by 18 Avro Lancasters of No. 617 Squadron RAF on 27 March 1945, in which two direct hits by 'Grand Slams' caused much of the partially-completed roof to collapse.
Title: Bremen-Farge, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945 CL2607
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//54/media-54733/large.jpg This is photograph CL 2607 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Air Force official photographer, Wilson (Plt Off)
Permission: 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.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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