Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Annotated vertical taken during the major night raid on the Renault works at Boulogne-Billancourt, west of the centre of Paris. The largest number of aircraft sent to a single target so far - 235 - were despatched, dropping a record tonnage of bombs. A significant development was the mass use of flares to illuminate the target ('1' and '2'). Smoke and flame from exploding bombs can be seen on the factory ('3'), and also on the Ile St Germain ('4' and '5'). Only one aircraft, a Vickers Wellington, was lost during the raid, which was judged to be a grea
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Annotated vertical taken during the major night raid on the Renault works at Boulogne-Billancourt, west of the centre of Paris. The largest number of aircraft sent to a single target so far - 235 - were despatched, dropping a record tonnage of bombs. A significant development was the mass use of flares to illuminate the target ('1' and '2'). Smoke and flame from exploding bombs can be seen on the factory ('3'), and also on the Ile St Germain ('4' and '5'). Only one aircraft, a Vickers Wellington, was lost during the raid, which was judged to be a great success. Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Annotations prisent lors du grand raid nocturne sur le site de l'usine Renault à Boulogne-Billancourt, à l'ouest du centre de Paris. Le plus grand nombre d'aéronefs envoyés à une seule cible jusqu'à présent - 235 - ont été expédiés, larguant un nombre record de bombes. Un développement significatif a été l'utilisation massive de torches pour éclairer la cible ('1' et '2'). On peut voir de la fumée et des flammes provenant de l'explosion de bombes sur l'usine («3»), ainsi que sur l'île Saint-Germain («4» et «5»). Un seul avion, un Vickers Wellington, a été perdu lors du raid, qui a été jugé comme un grand succès.
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