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And here is one of the English machines which flew over German territory at night and was brought down by flak and night fighters.

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Title
And here is one of the English machines which flew over German territory at night and was brought down by flak and night fighters.
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
War damage -- Germany
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Early war navigation and bombsight technology made finding a target in an airplane difficult and hitting it nearly impossible, especially if all this took place at night. This aircraft was probably brought down by flak, as it was also very hard for night fighters to locate attacking bombers.
Content: Picture caption: "Und das ist eine der englischen Maschinen, die in den Nächten in deutsches Gebiet einflogen und von der Flak und den Nachtjägern heruntergeholt wurden."
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 12815d60-c602-012f-a904-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "And here is one of the English machines which flew over German territory at night and was brought down by flak and night fighters." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5de-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "And here is one of the English machines which flew over German territory at night and was brought down by flak and night fighters." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5de-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). And here is one of the English machines which flew over German territory at night and was brought down by flak and night fighters. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b35e6240-e5de-ef75-e040-e00a18064b93

Wikipedia Citation

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And here is one of the English machines which flew over German territory at night and was brought down by flak and night fighters.