Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CH12601
Summary
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945.
The Station Commander at Snaith, Yorkshire, Group Captain N H Fresson, is joined by other officers on the balcony of the control tower as they await the return of Handley Page Halifaxes of No. 51 Squadron RAF from a night raid on Nuremberg. Note the ambulance and crash tenders with their crews standing by below the tower, and the searchlight beam pointing skywards to show the cloud base. Five aircraft failed to return to Snaith on this night, and a sixth crashed on landing.
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Date
1942 - 1945
Source
Royal collection of the United Kingdom
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Public Domain