Damaged tail of German Henschel Hs 126 at airfield, ETO

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Photograph. Damaged tail of German Henschel Hs 126 at airfield. Translated German caption from photo reverse: "Attacked by 8 [British] Hurricane fighters, with numerous holes in the fuselage and tail, the Hs126 managed to reach its home airfield. One bullet creased the hair of the pilot, Feldwebel Stoeckel." Europe. No date

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1939
1944
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
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Aircraft, fixed wing