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BV 222 Wiking aircraft V2 hanging from a crane while undergoing repair at Piraeus, Greece, 16 Dec 1941. Note the high dome of the Church of St. Nicholas in the background.

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Caption     BV 222 Wiking aircraft V2 hanging from a crane while undergoing repair at Piraeus, Greece, 16 Dec 1941. Note the high dome of the Church of St. Nicholas in the background. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Piraeus, Greece
Date 16 Dec 1941
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseCollection of Gerhard Geike
 
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Licensing  This anonymous work originating in the European Union is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 640 x 435 pixels



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1. Rod Larson says:
17 Dec 2019 08:20:11 PM

This photo is of :
BV122 V2 of 1.LTS(See)222 Stkz (CC+ER) Vkz (X4+BH) WrkN366 (S2) Hanging From Crane For Hull Repairs Port of Piraeus, Athens, Greece December 16, 1941.
2. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
18 Dec 2019 05:04:52 PM

Rod Larson (above):
Thank you for the additional details about this image. The date has been updated.

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