Title

'H.M. The King learns details of the R.A.F. raid on the Ruhr dams on May 17, 1943', 1943-44. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'H.M. The King learns details of the R.A.F. raid on the Ruhr dams on May 17, 1943', 1943-44. George VI (1895-1952) learning details of the raid on the Ruhr dams, which was part of Operation Chastise, from Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson (1918-1944). From The War Illustrated Volume 7 edited by Sir John Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, 1943-44]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1943

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C66_351

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

227,4Mb (14,2Mb) / 26,5in x 33,4in / 7944 x 10007 (300dpi)

Keywords

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