Hanover is devastated

8th October 1943: The most destructive bombing raid on the city - but fog covers East Anglia and causes serious problems for the returning bombers

Vertical photograph taken from 19,000 feet during the raid on Hannover on 8th October, showing an Avro Lancaster, silhouetted by the many incendiary fires below, flying due south over the Sudstadt district. The main thoroughfare, picked out by incendiaries and running from lower left to upper right, is the northern end of Sallstrasse. 3,932 buildings we…