Bullet hole in German Luftwaffe aircraft, Germany, 10 May 1940

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Photograph. Bullet hole in German Luftwaffe aircraft. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "Army reconnaissance airplane. Despite 80 bullet holes, landed at home base with valuable reconnaissance results. Bullet hole in fuselage. Büdesheim, 10/5/40." Büdesheim, Germany. 10 May 1940

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05/10/1940
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
Geography: 
Deutschland
Latitude: 
51.500
Longitude: 
10.500
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Military reconnaissance--German--Great Britain
Air bases--German--Germany