Jan 19, 2020
The aftermath of a Resistance attack on three propeller blade copying machines at the Ratier works at Figeac, France, on 19 January 1944. A 3lb charge was used for each machine, being placed on the main casting which, as can be seen from the photograph, was completely shattered. The photograph was taken during December 1944, twelve months later.
Photo and caption featured in SOE in France 1941-1945: An Official Account of the Special Operations Executive’s French Circuits by Robert Bourne-Patterson