ROYAL AIR FORCE: OPERATIONS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, 1939-1945. - Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial showing the German secret weapon (V3) site at Mimoyecques, near Marquise, France, after the daylight attack by aircraft of Bomber Command on 6 July 1944. Many craters from previous attacks by Allied aircraft pit the surrounding area. The large bomb craters were caused by 12,000-lb "Tallboy" deep-penetration bombs dropped by No. 617 Squadron RAF, which was led for the last time on 6 July by Wing Commander G L Cheshire VC. , Royal Air Force, Expeditionary Air Wing, 902,
ROYAL AIR FORCE: OPERATIONS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, 1939-1945. - Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial showing the German secret weapon (V3) site at Mimoyecques, near Marquise, France, after the daylight attack by aircraft of Bomber Command on 6 July 1944. Many craters from previous attacks by Allied aircraft pit the surrounding area. The large bomb craters were caused by 12,000-lb "Tallboy" deep-penetration bombs dropped by No. 617 Squadron RAF, which was led for the last time on 6 July by Wing Commander G L Cheshire VC. , Royal Air Force, Expeditionary Air Wing, 902, Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force Regiment, Sqdn, 168
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