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Bombs away near Brest, France - Related Files

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	German Battlecruisers Gneisenau and Scharnhorst in Brest The two ships returned from the open Atlantic to the port of Brest, France, and then started preparations for their next operation. Gneisenau went into the dry dock for minor repairs. In early April, 1941, an unexploded bomb, dropped by RAF Bomber Command bombers during near constant air-raids on the ships, forced Gneisenau out of drydock, and she was anchored in the inner harbor. 22 Squadron o...		08/05/2008	1,138
	Brest bomb strike, 5 April 1943 12 Venturas attacked a tanker at Brest. The ship was not hit but nearby dock installations were. 3 Venturas were lost.		10/29/2005	364
	RAF bombing Brest, France 1944 You can see some piers out of order and a ship bombed in the drydock.		10/19/2005	537
	Rail bridge at Verberie 9.8.1944 TACTICAL OPERATIONS (Ninth Air Force): In France, close to 400 B-26s and A-20s attack an ammunition dump in Foret de Blois, shipping at Brest, and other targets, including rail bridges at 10 locations in N and W France; fighters escort IX Bomber Command aircraft, cover ground forces, and fly armed reconnaissance in the wide areas of N France (around Paris, as far S as Orleans, and as far NE as ...		02/09/2007	247
	WWII U-Boat Bunker, Brest, France The building of the U-boat bunker started in January 1941 and in September 1941 the first boat, U-372, used the first ready pen. The U-boat bunker at Brest was 333 metres wide, 192 metres long and roughly 17 metres high. The area covered was a record 52,000 square metres. The bunker was actually two structures, the first consisting of 13 pens, A to E and 1 to 8, the second of pens 9 and 10. The...		08/05/2005	1,602
	Geronimo trimaran The giant trimaran (L 34m l25m h 40m)of the famous french navigator Olivier de Kersauzon waiting for a new race in Brest France		10/22/2005	322
	Border Poland - Belarus, close to Brest Here's a nice view covering the border inspection zone between Poland and Belarus. Just north-east is the Belarus city of Brest (unfortunately outside the hi-res. area).		09/08/2005	232
	RAF Bombing Raid at Brest on 18 December 1941 On the morning of 18th December 1941,six aircraft and crews from 35 Squadron took part in a daylight raid against the German Battleships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Brest Harbour along with five aircraft from 10 Squadron and six from 76 Squadron.		08/06/2008	268
	Oceanopolis - Brest Here is the ocean discovery park of Brittany in France. Oceanopolis includes 50 aquariums in 3 parts : polar; temperate and tropical allowing you to discover the wealth of the ocean. website : http://www.oceanopolis.com/		08/31/2005	217
	Ship in Dry Dock Another ship in dry dock. This is in Brest, France. Zoom out and left for many navel vessels.		07/30/2005	278
	461st BG (H), Mission 55, Beziers Marshalling Yard 5 July 1944 The third target of the month was located in the third country in which the Group had bombed during the month of July. The target was the large Marshalling Yard at Beziers, France. The purpose in hitting this target was that of hampering the movement of two German divisions from Southwest France to the fighting front in Normandy. Photographs of this mission are most ...		05/14/2007	288
	Bombing the Fives-Lille Steel Plant - 6 July 1941 Annotated vertical aerial photograph taken during a daylight raid on the Fives/Lille steel and engineering works at Lille, France, by Short Stirlings of No. 3 Group. Bombs can be seen exploding on the east side of the works ('1'), while other bombs fall to the east and south-east ('2'). For a short period in July 1941, Stirlings, with a heavy fighter escort, were used in 'Circus' operations wit...		08/17/2008	203