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 | Aerial view of smoke from damage inflicted during an air raid attack by elements of the American 8th Air Force on the Howaldstwerke Shipyards, an important U-boat center. |  | 11/25/2008 | 298 | 
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 | In the last week of February 1944 the USAAF 8th AF started an offensive against the German warplane industry, later known as the 'Big Week' offensive. On Sunday February 20th, the USAAF launches an attacks on German aircraft plants and airfields. For the first time, over 1,000 bombers are dispatched. Despite bad weather the following, the 8th AF launched another heavy attack on the German war i... | | 06/03/2007 | 425 |
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 | This airfield with 3 dummy planes is a part of the shooting range of the danish airforce.
The danish airforce but also other NATO airforces use this area.
When practice take place it's announced in the media and people are welcome to see the planes attack. |  | 10/18/2007 | 477 |
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 | Here you see the RheinEnergie Stadium (former Müngersdorfer Stadium) in Cologne. It is the home of the 1. FC Cologne Soccer Team. Only the west wall of the stadium is high-res, the rest, unfortunately, is very low-res.
The sport arenas and courts west of it belong to the Cologne University of Sports.
Enjoy - TeAtEam - |  | 08/22/2005 | 365 |
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 | Mittelland Canal (near Minden), after 8th Air Force attack on 26th Ocotober 1944. Five barges were washed through the 80-feet breach in embankment cut by 851-ton load. Canal and adjected aqueduct were both drained. More barges are seen stranded on canal bottom. | | 03/09/2009 | 1,703 |
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 | 369 B-24s are dispatched to hit oil facilities at Monheim/Rhenania (64) and Reisholz (61) visually; secondary targets are Cologne/Gereon marshalling yard (185) and Dormigeon (13); targets of opportunity are Worringen (12), Cologne Airfield (12) and Limburg marshalling yard (6); 1 B-24 is lost and 106 damaged; 3 B-24s are lost and 106 damaged; 3 airmen are KIA, 7 WIA and 10 MIA. Escort is provid... | | 11/25/2008 | 157 |
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 | Recon photo of Cologne. At the upper right corner you can see the "Koelner Dom". | | 10/24/2005 | 732 |
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 | 39 Mosquitos dispatched to Cologne without loss. | | 10/30/2005 | 551 |
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 | An aerial reconnaissance picture of the bombed area around Cologne Cathedral and the Central Station during WWII. |  | 08/13/2005 | 1,009 |
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 | 1 month after the VE-Day, this picture shows the main railway station and the cathedral of Cologne. | | 05/16/2007 | 681 |
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 | Here you can see the Cathedral of Cologne, the mainstation and the rest of the town centre. Many details on a sunny day.
Have fun. |  | 08/11/2005 | 3,048 |
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 | On 3 March 2009 the building of the Stadtarchiv in Cologne collapsed.
2 people died and thousands of historical documents disappeared forever. |  | 03/15/2009 | 2,192 |
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