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V-1 Over EnglandThe Flaming Wake Of A German Flying Bomb As It Plunged Toward The Earth. Setting Up A Time-Exposure, Seconds Before The Bomb Started Its Power Dive, The Photographer Ran To A Near By Shelter And Arrived There As The Weapon Exploded In An Adjacent Clearin

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:
England
Category:
Bombing
Sub Category:
V-1 Over England
Short Caption:
The Flaming Wake Of ...
Caption:
The Flaming Wake Of A German Flying Bomb As It Plunged Toward The Earth. Setting Up A Time-Exposure, Seconds Before The Bomb Started Its Power Dive, The Photographer Ran To A Near By Shelter And Arrived There As The Weapon Exploded In An Adjacent Clearin
Photo Series:
WWII
Updated Subject:
ENGLAND, BOMBING, V-1 OVERENGLAND
History:
Print received 11/30/44 from BPR. Stamped: Passed for pub., 18 Nov 44, Field Press Censor. Copied 27 June 1947.
NARA Reference Number:
342-FH-3A06401A-62750AC
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/39054191/the-flaming-wake-of-a-german-flying-bomb-as-it-plunged-toward-the-earth-setting-up-a-time-exposure-s : accessed May 18, 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