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English: Operation WRECKAGE: low-level daylight attack on targets in Bremen by aircraft of No. 2 Group. Low-level oblique photograph taken from the nose of a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV during this determined daylight raid by nine aircraft drawn from Nos. 105 and 107 Squadrons RAF. Docks, railways and factory buildings were successfully attacked for the loss of 4 Blenheims. Wing Commander H I Edwards, the Commanding Officer of 105 Squadron, was awarded the Victoria Cross for leading the attack.
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current02:01, 1 March 2018Thumbnail for version as of 02:01, 1 March 2018800 × 678 (91 KB)Engelberthumperdink (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=Operation WRECKAGE: low-level daylight attack on targets in Bremen by aircraft of No. 2 Group. Low-level oblique photograph taken from the nose of a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV during this determined daylight raid by nine aircraft drawn from Nos. 105 and 107 Squadrons RAF. Docks, railways and factory buildings were successfully attacked for the loss of 4 Blenheims. Wing Commander H I Edwards, the Commanding Officer of 105 Squadron, was awarded the Victoria Cross for leading the attack.}} |date=1941-07-04 |source={{IWM Collections|C 2094|oid=205023083}} |Author={{w|Royal Air Force Film Production Unit}} |Permission={{PD-UKGov}} }} Category:Hughie Edwards Category:Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection

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