A few days before Benina was captured, South African bomber aircraft made heavy attacks upon the ...

Accession Number MED0264
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica
Date made 2 January 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A few days before Benina was captured, South African bomber aircraft made heavy attacks upon the landing ground. Buildings and aircraft were badly damaged. Aerial view shows accurate bombing of grounded aircraft. The black smoke in the midst of the white is from three large enemy aircraft with fuel tanks ablaze.