Members of a construction company build camouflaged boxes for Junkers Ju 88 Luftwaffe fighter planes. The wire mesh is covered with camouflage material to conceal the planes from reconnaissance during the day on the field airfield. The aircraft in the background wears a dark coat of paint for night operations against the British Isles. Photo Göricke. [automated translation]

Members of a construction company build camouflaged boxes for Junkers Ju 88 Luftwaffe fighter planes. The wire mesh is covered with camouflage material to conceal the planes from reconnaissance during the day on the field airfield. The aircraft in the background wears a dark coat of paint for night operations against the British Isles. Photo Göricke. [automated translation] Stock Photo
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Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2PYX8YK

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48 MB (1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4962 x 3379 px | 42 x 28.6 cm | 16.5 x 11.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

12 May 1941

Location:

France

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Junkers Ju 88 fighter plane, 1941. Members of a construction company build camouflaged boxes for Junkers Ju 88 Luftwaffe fighter planes. The wire mesh is covered with camouflage material to conceal the planes from reconnaissance during the day on the field airfield. The aircraft in the background wears a dark coat of paint for night operations against the British Isles. Photo Göricke. [automated translation]. Date created: 12/05/1941