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Summary

Description Vertical aerial photograph taken during the daylight attack on the German secret weapon (V3) site at Mimoyecques, near Marquise, France, showing a Handley Page Halifax flying over the target as exploding bombs send smoke and clouds of dust into the air.
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This photograph C 4458 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-11)
Author Royal Air Force official photographer
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Image extraction processThis file has an extracted image: Handley Page Halifax British heavy bomber aircraft on 6 July 1944 during Overlord heavy bombing (cropped).jpg.
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This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

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Fortress of Mimoyecques

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6 July 1944

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current17:11, 9 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 17:11, 9 December 2011800 × 572 (173 KB)CobatforIWM photo
17:35, 20 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:35, 20 June 2006349 × 231 (25 KB)John N.* Collection Title: AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION * Collection No.: 4700-11 * Description: ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBER COMMAND, 1942-1945. Vertical aerial photograph taken during the daylight attack on the German secret weapon (V3) site at

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