Dieppe Raid
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Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian,
An abandoned, damaged British Daimler Dingo on the beach
Oblique aerial photograph of Dieppe taken in June, 1945, showing the Red beach.
Landing Craft Mechanised Mark 1 returning from the beaches during the raid
A German MG34 medium machine gun emplacement
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 190, nicknamed Würger is a German single-seat, single-engined, fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank at Focke-Wulf in the late 1930s; it was widely used during World War II. Along w
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…over France was greatly stepped up, leading to the loss of 411 British and Canadian aircraft. In the spring of 1942, the Luftwaffe deployed the new Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter to its airfields in France. The Fw 190 was superior to the Supermarine Spitfire Mk V and Hawker Hurricane Mk IIs used by the British and Canadian…
Fw 190A-3 of Stab. 7./JG2, June 1942
An Fw 190F's tailfin, showing the triangular hinged panel for access to the tailwheel retraction mechanism inside of it
Fw 190 A-8/R8 of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3, flown by Hptm. Wilhelm Moritz
Fw 190 V1 in its original form with the streamlined engine cowling and ducted spinner: The pointed tip of the internal spinner can also be seen. The pilot is probably Hans Sander.