Swiss Alps. 1945-04. Australian Lancaster bomber aircraft crossing the Alps in a raid to smash ...

Accession Number P02018.377
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hutchinson
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Swiss Alps. 1945-04. Australian Lancaster bomber aircraft crossing the Alps in a raid to smash Hitler's mountain retreat at Berchtesgaden. This combined Allied raid was one of the last bomber attacks of the war in Europe.

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