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I saw that too. Kinda like down-ward .50s on a B-17.....
My Uncle, first on left, middle row, and the rest of his bunk mates is Stalag Luft III (VIIIB) taken sometime in 1944. Uncle Clair was a flight engineer in 78 Squadron RAF flying Halifax IIs when he was shot down on the night of Aug30/31 1943.
Jeff
That was taken at a stalag? The Germans would take a photo like that?
Why not? here's another one from the same stalag........... germans were kamera krazy and still are!
cheers,-John
John, I'm not doubting the info you have with the photos, but there are three glaring things which indicate that both photos were probably not taken at any Stalag.
1) All personnel shown are in complete 'Service' dress uniform, including ties, full rank and associated aircrew insignia (not normally worn on operations), and looking clean and tidy, with polished shoes etc.
2) They all look well nourished, healthy, and are smiling.
3) The hut in the background has brick-built 'foundations', without visible access to the void between floor and ground, and lack the exterior black-out shutters on the windows, closed and locked after evening 'Appel'. Huts in all German PoW camps were raised above ground, on brick or stone 'pillars', in order for the 'Ferrets' to be able to inspect the void for any signs of tunneling or other escape activity.
It's more likely that these photos were from an OTU course, or at a Squadron base.
Fairey Battles attacking a German column in 1940.[/ATTACH]