Unknown photographer, Sept. 2/3, 1941, Royal Air Force bomber command Vertical night aerial photograph taken during a raid on…
Unknown photographer, Sept. 2/3, 1941, Royal Air Force bomber command
Vertical night aerial photograph taken during a raid on Berlin, showing bombs exploding in the vicinity of the central cattle-market and railway yard (middle right), east of the city centre. The broad wavy lines are the tracks of German searchlights and anti-aircraft fire can also be seen.
Also illuminated by the flash-bomb in the lower half of the photograph are the Friedrichshain gardens and sports stadium, St. Georgs-Kirchhof and Baltenplatz. A mixed force of 49 aircraft took part in the raid, of which 5 were lost. (+)