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5th June 2016, 11:17
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Re: 205th BG 150 Sqd night shots
As far as I know the RAF did not use night vision equipment on its cameras.
As well as the bombs the aircraft would drop a photoflash, which would trail behind the aircraft and explode at a pre-determined height above the ground. What you are seeing is the result of a 4.5 in photoflash exploding and illuminating the scene with a 200 million candle power flash lasting about 50 ms. The camera in the aircraft would cycle through a number of frames during the run and one or more would see ground detail when the flash went off. The use of cameras in this way is why crew complained about having to fly straight and level for a time after the bombs had gone Regards Martin 
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