Hamburg Hammered

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

43/64

Date Released

12 Aug 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Baptism
2. 2Landing Craft Go Through Hell
3. 3Fall of Catania
4. 4Hamburg Hammered
5. 5Trailer: Get the Coke Habit

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

Flying Fortresses of the RAF take off at night for Hamburg and aerial shots of the bombardment and fires resulting from our assault. By day the USAAF (United States Army Air Force) B17s head out for Hamburg and proceed to pound it. Wreckage of the British night raid is evident. Still photographs after the raids show the size of the destruction.

Keywords

Aviation; War damage; Photography; Military

Locations

Germany; Hamburg

Length of story (in feet)

305

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