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Artist
Royal Air Force official photographer, Wilson (Plt Off)
Description
English: 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 Rekum, 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.
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.
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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Associated places
Farge, Lower Saxony, Germany
Associated events
Allied Air Offensive 1942-1945, Germany, Second World War, RAF Precision Raids, Germany, Second World War
Associated themes
North West Europe 1944-1945, Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
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