One of the war's classic photographs (above): A Heinkel He 111 over Wapping, England on “Black Saturday,” September 7, 1940 — the first day of the offensive against London. 300 tons of bombs were dropped and about 2,000 civilians killed or seriously injured.
Lieutenant Karl-Heinz Thurz at the controls of a Heinkel He 111 bomber (below).
Monday, April 13, 2009
Heinkels Over London
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1940,
Aircraft,
Battle of Britain,
Britain,
European War,
Germany,
London,
Luftwaffe
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