ROYAL AIR FORCE: OPERATIONS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, 1939-1945. - Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial showing the devastated centre of Pforzheim, Germany, following the first, and only, area-bombing attack on the town, by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of 23/24 February 1945. 367 Avro Lancasters and 13 De Havilland Mosquitos of Nos. 1, 6 and 8 Groups were despatched, dropping 1,825 tons of bombs and inflicting damage which destroyed 83 per cent of Pforzheim's built-up area, and which killed over 17,000 inhabitants Royal Air Force, 106 Group, Royal Air Force, W
ROYAL AIR FORCE: OPERATIONS BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE UNITS, 1939-1945. - Vertical photographic-reconnaissance aerial showing the devastated centre of Pforzheim, Germany, following the first, and only, area-bombing attack on the town, by aircraft of Bomber Command on the night of 23/24 February 1945. 367 Avro Lancasters and 13 De Havilland Mosquitos of Nos. 1, 6 and 8 Groups were despatched, dropping 1,825 tons of bombs and inflicting damage which destroyed 83 per cent of Pforzheim's built-up area, and which killed over 17,000 inhabitants Royal Air Force, 106 Group, Royal Air Force, Wing, 1, Royal Air Force, 6 Group, Royal Air Force, Group, 88
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