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Target of R.A.F.
Gdańsk (Danzig)
- Date
- 1942, Juli 12
- Location
- Gdańsk (Danzig)
- Country
- Poland
- Material
- silver gelatin print on glossy paper
- Size
- 16 (18,1) x 21,7 (23) cm
- Artist
- ACME · Unidentified Photographer
Description
SCH 517710 ... NEW YORK BUREAU Danzig — Hard-hitting RAF Lancaster bombers made a round-trip of some 1,750 miles and attacked submarine building yards at the Free City of Danzig shortly before dark last evening. Here is a view along the waterfront at Danzig, one of the principal causes leading to the outbreak of hostilities in Sept., 1939. Credit line (ACME) (Photo from file), 7-12-42 stamped: “REF. DEPT. 7-19-42 N.E.A.”