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ConsolidatedBoom Depot At Cherbourg, France. Annotations Are: 1. Two Anti-Torpedo Nets Laid Out On The Ground. These Nets Are Steel Mesh, And Some 50 Feet In Depth, And Supported By Floats At Intervals Of Six Feet, And By Buoys At Intervals Of 200 To 400 Feet. 2.

Publication:
US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II
Theater Number:
12
Theater:
Europe
Place:
France
Category:
Aircraft, Ground
Sub Category:
Consolidated
Short Caption:
Boom Depot At Cherbo...
Caption:
Boom Depot At Cherbourg, France. Annotations Are: 1. Two Anti-Torpedo Nets Laid Out On The Ground. These Nets Are Steel Mesh, And Some 50 Feet In Depth, And Supported By Floats At Intervals Of Six Feet, And By Buoys At Intervals Of 200 To 400 Feet. 2.
Photo Series:
WWII
Updated Subject:
FRANCE,AERIALS
History:
Print received 20 Nov 1945 Nov 1949.
NARA Reference Number:
342-FH-3A16091A-73689AC
Conflict Period:
World War II

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About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.

Source Information

Forces War Records, US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II (https://ca.forceswarrecords.com/document/38860279/boom-depot-at-cherbourg-france-annotations-are-1-two-anti-torpedo-nets-laid-out-on-the-ground-these- : accessed Nov 3, 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
Total Records
88,912Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Record Group
342
Published on Forces War Records
November 27, 2007
Last Updated
December 31, 2008