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ConsolidatedBomb Shelter At Buer-Scholven -- This Large Cone-Shaped Structure Is An Air-Raid Shelter Where Several Hundred Skilled Technicians Of The Buer-Scholven Oil Plant Sought Protection During Allied Bombings. It Is Practically Bomb-Proof. Once Producting 330

Publication:
US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II
Theater Number:
12
Theater:
Europe
Place:
Germany
Category:
Aircraft, Ground
Sub Category:
Consolidated
Short Caption:
Bomb Shelter At Buer...
Caption:
Bomb Shelter At Buer-Scholven -- This Large Cone-Shaped Structure Is An Air-Raid Shelter Where Several Hundred Skilled Technicians Of The Buer-Scholven Oil Plant Sought Protection During Allied Bombings. It Is Practically Bomb-Proof. Once Producting 330
Photo Series:
WWII
Updated Subject:
GERMANY, BOMBING,GENERAL
History:
Print received 17 April 1945 from BPR toACcompany press release 'BOMB SHELTER AT BUER-SCHOLVEN'. Copied 17 April 1945. Orig. 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" negative received November 1945. Copy neg destroyed.
NARA Reference Number:
342-FH-3A20605-57040AC
Conflict Period:
World War II

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About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.

Source Information

Forces War Records, US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II (https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/document/161301364/bomb-shelter-at-buer-scholven-this-large-cone-shaped-structure-is-an-air-raid-shelter-where-several- : accessed 8 Nov 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
Total Records
88,912Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Record Group
342
Published on Forces War Records
27 November 2007
Last Updated
31 December 2008