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S/Ldr Neil Smith photographs |
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| Close up from the same sequence seen on right of a Beaufighter firing it's 4 20mm cannon. The smoke from the cannon is visible. | |||
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| Neil tells me the technique was to walk the fire from the 20mm up to the ship which ensured hits from the 60 Lb rockets. The firepower from a salvo of 6 rockets was roughly equivalent to a broadside from a Cruiser. | |||
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| Another dramatic image taken by the observer asNeil's rockets strike home. The overshoot splashes from the 20mm are visible. | Flak bursts above target, Den Helder, September 25th 1944 | ||
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| Off Den Helder, September 25th 1944 | Den Helder, September 25th 1944 and the rockets are on their way. | ||
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| The German ships would tuck themselves in to the walls of the fijord. Note the flak burst. This type of flying was extremely demanding. | |||