Image: RAF attack Saint Malo 31 Jul 1942

Description: Aerial photograph of an attack by twelve Royal Air Force Douglas Bostons Mk.III bombers on Saint Malo, Bretagne (France), 31 July 1942. Original caption: "Boston bomber, escorted by fighters, on July 31 carried out successful attack in daylight on harbour works and installations at Saint Malo, and returned with photographs providing evidence that their bombs were well in the target area. At least sixteen bombursts can be seen in and around the bassin Dunguay Trouin, eleven in, or adjecent to, a builders' yard. Of the bursts in the bassin itself, one is a near miss on a 300 foot motor vessel, another a near miss on three barges on the opposite side of the bassin, and a third is either on the stern or on the quay alongside a motor vessel of 250-300 feet."
Title: RAF attack Saint Malo 31 Jul 1942
Credit: This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID fsa.8e01170. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
Author: Image source: British official photo from OWI.
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License: Public domain
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