Damaged Concrete Wall, France; Second World War, 1944
The damage caused to a reinforced concrete wall by a Flying Dustbin explosive charge, France, 1944. The Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) tank was equipped with a Petard mortar, designed to attack bunkers and concrete strongholds. The charge fired by the mortar was popularly known as a Flying Dustbin
Picture No
10218150
Media ID
45987417
Size
5521px x 4396px
(2.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Illustrated London News', 23 September 1944, page 353
Date
1944
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