ROYAL AIR FORCE: OPERATIONS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, 1939-1945. - Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial showing the devastated town centre of Solingen, Germany, in the winter snow; the result of a daylight raid by 173 Avro Lancasters of No. 3 Group, Bomber Command. This successful attack was delivered using G-H blind-bombing radar because of the complete cloud cover over the target. 1,300 dwellings and 18 industrial buildings were destroyed and 1,600 more buildings severely damaged. Between 1,224 and 1,882 people were killed and a further 2,000 injured Royal Air Force,
ROYAL AIR FORCE: OPERATIONS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, 1939-1945. - Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial showing the devastated town centre of Solingen, Germany, in the winter snow; the result of a daylight raid by 173 Avro Lancasters of No. 3 Group, Bomber Command. This successful attack was delivered using G-H blind-bombing radar because of the complete cloud cover over the target. 1,300 dwellings and 18 industrial buildings were destroyed and 1,600 more buildings severely damaged. Between 1,224 and 1,882 people were killed and a further 2,000 injured Royal Air Force, 106 Group, Royal Air Force, 3 Group
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