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File:Boeing Fortress Mk.I Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. CH3121.jpg

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Royal Air Force official photographer, Woodbine G (Mr)
Description
English: Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941.
The crew of Boeing Fortress Mark I, 'WP-G' of No. 90 Squadron RAF, climb out of their aircraft at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, after a daylight attack on the German battlecruiser GNEISENAU docked at Brest, France, which they bombed from 30,000 feet. The crews of the three Fortresses involved found that the Sperry Model 'O' bombsight, with which the Fortresses were equipped, was too inaccurate at that height, and that the Wright Cyclone engines had difficulty in maintaining such an altitude.
Date between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53057/large.jpg

This photograph CH 3121 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    German Navy (Third Reich), GNEISENAU, Royal Air Force, 90 Squadron
  • Associated places
    Brest, Finistère, France, Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England, UK
  • Associated events
    British Air Offensive 1939-1942, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    German Navy 1939-1945, Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
  • Associated keywords
    Operations, Aerial Warfare
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photographs
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