Image: Tromsö, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945 CL2830

Description: 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.
Title: Tromsö, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945 CL2830
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//54/media-54740/large.jpg This is photograph CL 2830 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Daventry B J (Flt Lt), Royal Air Force official photographer
Permission: 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.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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