The Mohne Dam Breached; Second World War, 1943
Aerial photograph showing the Mohne Dam and reservoir (top) after the Dambusters raid of 1943. On the 16th May, Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron, led by Guy Gibson, attacked four dams in the Westphalia region of Germany. They breached two, the Mohne and Eder dams, leading to widespread flooding
Picture No
10220044
Media ID
45996516
Size
4404px x 5513px
(2.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Illustrated London News', 22 May 1943, page 573
Date
1943
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