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The British Air Raid on Cuxhaven

The British Air Raid on Cuxhaven.jpg 'Missed!' - the Helm, the Best Weapon against TorpedoesThumbnailsBroadside View of the Nydam Ship now in the Kiel Museum'Missed!' - the Helm, the Best Weapon against TorpedoesThumbnailsBroadside View of the Nydam Ship now in the Kiel Museum'Missed!' - the Helm, the Best Weapon against TorpedoesThumbnailsBroadside View of the Nydam Ship now in the Kiel Museum'Missed!' - the Helm, the Best Weapon against TorpedoesThumbnailsBroadside View of the Nydam Ship now in the Kiel Museum'Missed!' - the Helm, the Best Weapon against TorpedoesThumbnailsBroadside View of the Nydam Ship now in the Kiel Museum'Missed!' - the Helm, the Best Weapon against TorpedoesThumbnailsBroadside View of the Nydam Ship now in the Kiel Museum

The very next day—Christmas Day—the Naval Air Wing, working in conjunction with its own branch of the service, carried out an extremely well-organized attack upon Cuxhaven, the strongly-fortified port at the mouth of the Elbe which protects the approaches to Hamburg.