| Place | Europe: Germany, Hammelburg |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00128.040 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Place made | Germany: Hammelburg |
| Date made | c 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
"DURING THE BOMBING OF SCHWEINFURT BALL BEARING FACTORY, A LARGE BOMBER WAS DISABLED AND ...
Description
"DURING THE BOMBING OF SCHWEINFURT BALL BEARING FACTORY, A LARGE BOMBER WAS DISABLED AND EXPLODED. SIX CREW BAILED OUT BUT WERE FIRED ON AND TWO WERE WOUNDED, ONE DIED LATER. HE WAS BURIED IN THE CAMP CEMETERY WHERE PRISONERS OF WAR FROM 14-18 WERE BURIED." FUNERAL OF JENE HECHT, SHOT DOWN 17/8/1943 (PROBABLY A TECHNICAL SERGEANT WITH UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE). THE CORTEGE MOVES OFF FROM THE CAMP TO THE CEMETERY.