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Caption | Lancaster B Mark I bomber of No. 101 Squadron RAF (Warrant Officer R. B. Tibbs) dropping up to 108 30-lb 'J' incendiary bombs over Duisburg, Germany during Operation Hurricane, 14 Oct 1944 ww2dbase | ||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Duisburg, Essen, Germany | ||||
Date | 14 Oct 1944 | ||||
Photographer | L. Howard | ||||
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Photos on Same Day | 14 Oct 1944 | ||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
Photo Size | 610 x 550 pixels |
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2. klaus staerker says:
11 Jan 2015 11:19:04 PM
October 14, 1944 was a small taste of hell for me. I was eight. Our house got hit by an incendiary bomb. At age twenty-one, I came to live in the USA. I realized the reasons for the war and got rid of all animosities.
11 Jan 2015 11:19:04 PM
October 14, 1944 was a small taste of hell for me. I was eight. Our house got hit by an incendiary bomb. At age twenty-one, I came to live in the USA. I realized the reasons for the war and got rid of all animosities.
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15 Feb 2011 03:22:29 PM
hi ,cool pic , i,m neighbours with the bomb aimer off this lanc .