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Aerial views of Peenemünde, before and one after the 1943 raid

Archives, 1943, In Storage, X004-2322/017

These press cutting were collected by Group Captain John Henry Searby, of No. 83 Squadron, who commanded Operation Hydra.

Image pending

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arthur Spencer, 22 May 2025

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-7423

Arthur Spencer was a navigator in Lancaster bomber aircraft of 97 Squadron, including raids on Peenemünde and Berlin. In Dakota transport aircraft, he participated in the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949.

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Vertical reconnaissance photograph of bomb damage to Peenemunde, August 1943

Archives, In Storage, AC71/14/7/24

Post-raid aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Rocket Research Establishment at Peenemunde following the attack by Bomber Command on 17/18 August 1943. This view shows the devastated staff married quarters.

Vertical reconnaissance photograph, Crown

Vertical reconnaissance photograph of bomb damage to Peenemunde, August 1943 {cg}

Archives, In Storage, AC71/14/7/23

Post-raid aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Rocket Research Establishment at Peenemunde following the attack by Bomber Command on 17/18 August 1943. This image shows bomb damage to Test Stand VII.

Vertical reconnaissance photograph, Crown

Vertical reconnaissance photograph of bomb damage to Peenemunde airfield, August 1943

Archives, In Storage, AC71/14/7/22

Post-raid aerial reconnaissance photograph of the Rocket Research Establishment at Peenemunde following the attack by Bomber Command on 17/18 August 1943. This view shows the concentration of bomb craters on the airfield and damage to technical buildings of the Luftwaffe Test Facility, Peenemunde West.

Vertical reconnaissance photograph, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan