#16 A Heinkel He111 bomber flies over central London on 7 September 1940 in this shot taken by the Luftwaffe, and found in a German archive of aerial photography seized by the Allies after the War. Visible directly below is one of the city’s key targets – the huge industrial complex of the Royal Docks.

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#16 A Heinkel He111 bomber flies over central London on 7 September 1940 in this shot taken by the Luftwaffe, and found in a German archive of aerial photography seized by the Allies after the War. Visible directly below is one of the city’s key targets – the huge industrial complex of the Royal Docks.

Britain From Above: Aerial Snapshots of a Nation, 1920s–1940s

#16 A Heinkel He111 bomber flies over central London on 7 September 1940 in this shot taken by the Luftwaffe, and found in a German archive of aerial photography seized by the Allies after the War. Visible directly below is one of the city’s key targets – the huge industrial complex of the Royal Docks.

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