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A reconnaissance photo of the harbor taken by No. 431 Flight RAF flying from Luqa, Malta was taken two days before the attack. From left to right is; a floating dry dock, the battleship Conte di Cavour, the Andrea Doria and the Vittorio Veneto. (IWM)