Luftwaffe crew fueling a German Dornier bomber, France, 1942

Description: 

Photograph. Luftwaffe crew fueling a German Dornier Do 217 bomber from fuel truck; bomber crew relaxing on ground with maps in foreground. Translation of official German caption on photo reverse: "The ground crew is still fueling the tanks, while the crew is still memorizing the route maps. Channel, 2/4/42." Northern France along English Channel. 2 April 1944

Image Information

Accession Number: 
Date: 
04/02/1942
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
Theater of Service: 
Unit: 
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Collection Level: 
Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography: 
France
Latitude: 
46.000
Longitude: 
2.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Military air pilots--German--Europe