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The French Air Force also tested the strength of German fighters, to its cost. This French airplane was shot down near a French village

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

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Title
The French Air Force also tested the strength of German fighters, to its cost. This French airplane was shot down near a French village
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
War damage -- France
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "Nach Frankreichs Luftwaffe bekam die Kampfkraft der deutschen Jäger zu kosten. Kurz vor einem französischen Dort wurde dieses französische Flugzeug abgeschossen."
Content: Like many aircraft of the time, this French plane had its body and tail made of metal covered in tightly-stretched fabric.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 10 x 14 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d9d430f0-c601-012f-4f33-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The French Air Force also tested the strength of German fighters, to its cost. This French airplane was shot down near a French village" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-453b-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The French Air Force also tested the strength of German fighters, to its cost. This French airplane was shot down near a French village" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 2, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-453b-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). The French Air Force also tested the strength of German fighters, to its cost. This French airplane was shot down near a French village Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ae7bb9f5-453b-5a5d-e040-e00a1806317f

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The French Air Force also tested the strength of German fighters, to its cost. This French airplane was shot down near a French village