Heilbronn, Germany. 1944-12. This striking RAF Film Unit photograph taken from a RAAF ...

Place Europe: Germany
Accession Number SUK13527
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Buckland, Robert Arthur
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Heilbronn, Germany. 1944-12. This striking RAF Film Unit photograph taken from a RAAF cine-Lancaster piloted by 420437 Flight Lieutenant B. A. Buckham DFC of Penshurst, NSW, was during the Bomber Command Lancaster attack on the enemy communications centre at Heilbronn on the night of 1944-12-04/05. Fires are blazing through the pall of smoke which rose over the target. Ten minutes after the attack opened there was a very big explosion.