File:Are these "just a few splashes", Mr. Churchill?.jpg

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Description	English: A photograph published in a German newspaper in 1939 purports to show damage being inflicted on HMS Edinburgh. The text reads Are these also "just a few splashes", Mr. Churchill? The British 10,000 ton cruiser "Edinburgh" was damaged by bombing at 14.40 hours on 16th October in the Firth of Forth, east of the Clyde Bridge [sic]. Clouds of smoke indicate the point of impact high on the superstructure aft behind the second funnel. The photograph was taken by a crew member of a following aeroplane during a nose-dive.
Date	1939
Source	Illustrierter Beobachter (Folge 43), 1939
Author	Unknown authorUnknown author

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