St Ives - Sea View Terrace - Photo of Second World War - Cornwall England

Published on January 18, 2019
St Ives - Sea View Terrace - Photo of Second World War - Cornwall England

This photo was taken by unknown pilots (392. Bomb Group) in 1945. St Ives is a seaside town and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times St Ives was commercially dependent on fishing. Today the town is primarily a popular seaside resort.


Trolley Mission

This website analyzes extraordinary sightseeing tours of Germany at the end of the European War (Second World War). In May 1945, there were non-stop observation flights over Germany - subsequently referred to as “Trolley Missions”. During these low-level flights across Europe and Germany aerial photos were taken showing the bomb damages of German cities.