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Summary
Artist
Daventry B J (Flt Lt), Royal Air Force official photographer
Description
English: Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945.
The German battleship TIRPITZ, lying capsized in in Tromso fjord, attended by a salvage vessel. The already damaged ship was finally sunk in a combined daylight attack by Nos. 9 and 617 Squadrons RAF on 12 November 1944, (Operation CATECHISM). The hole in the hull by the starboard propeller shaft was cut by the Germans to allow access to salvage crews.
Date
between 1944 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
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Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection
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Associated people and organisations
German Navy (Third Reich), TIRPITZ, Royal Air Force, 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force, 9 Squadron
Associated places
Tromsofjord, Norway
Associated themes
North West Europe 1944-1945, Royal Air Force 1939-1945, Bomber Command
Associated keywords
Aerial Warfare, Bomb Damage, Operations, salvage
Category
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photographs
Image sorted
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yes
Licensing
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