
Caption | Early construction of a large concrete caisson known as a Phoenix, 27 Jan 1944 in southern England. These had flooding valves and were to be sunk as part of the Mulberry Harbors for the Normandy landings. ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | John Morris | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | |||||||
Identification Code | H35379 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 27 Jan 1944 | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 19 Nov 2019 | |||||||
This photograph has been scaled down; full resolution photograph is available here (798 by 800 pixels). | ||||||||
Licensing | Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957. |
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