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Migennes Railway damaged by Bombing - June 1944 - Related Files

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	Destruction of the Historical Sofia in 1944 The most severe bombing of Sofia ever occurred on March 30, 1944. Some 370 american heavy bombers flied upon Sofia destroying 3575 buildings. The casualties were relatively modest due to the preliminarily evacuation of the civilians. The target of the bombing, as the image clearly depicts, were neither military installations, nor armed forces, but the very historical downtown of the city of Sof...		11/09/2009	1,040
	Bombing of the Yap Island airfield, 22 June 1944 Yap runway (Caroline Island Group) was target on 22 June 1944 for Consolidated B-24 Liberators of 13th Air Task Force, which bombed and destroyed 16 Japanese planes set five fuel trucks afire, and completed the roundtrip of about 2,100 miles with no looses.		02/27/2007	232
	Vrutky - railway depot during bombing on September 13, 1944. Military aid for the armed insurgent forces came from the American strategic Air Force on September 13, 1944. From September 10, 1944, they registered an increased movement of German transports at the Vrútky railway station. This increase in activity was due to the transferrence of soldiers and military material from the German 1008th and the 1009th Battalions for the support of the 178th Divis...		06/25/2007	285
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	Bomb run photo of Rangoon railway yard, November 1944 Precision daylight bombing. See also: http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile24394/Pre-Raid-photo-of-Rangoon-railway-yard,-November-1944.htm http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile24453/Post-raid-photo-of-Rangoon-railway-yard,-November-1944.htm		03/03/2007	321
	Post-raid photo of Rangoon railway yard, November 1944 US 40th Photo Recon Squadron took this post-raid shot. The roundhouse, which had survived repeated bombing up to that point, was never the same. Only about half of the roundhouse was rebuilt. See also: http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile24394/Pre-Raid-photo-of-Rangoon-railway-yard,-November-1944.htm http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile24401/Bomb-run-photo-of-Rangoon-railway-yard,-...		03/03/2007	318
	Railway Bridge Destroyed at Saumur, 31 May-1 June 1944 82 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitos of No 5 Group attacked and destroyed a railway junction at Saumur without loss.		02/11/2007	234
	USAAF bombing raid Conde-sur-Noireau, 7 June 1944 STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): The Allied Expeditionary Air Force (AEAF) directs air attacks against congested points to delay movement of more enemy forces into the assault area. In the first mission (Mission 397) in the morning, 182 B-17s and 291 B-24s, including 20 PFFs, are dispatched; of the B-17s, 58 hit Conde sur Noireau, 60 hit Flers, and 54 hit Falaise; of the B-24s, 66 hit A...		07/26/2007	544
	Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay II) Detailed aerial view, Exit D3, taken 6 June 1944 at 1230 hrs. (Photograph U.S. National Archives) See also overall view of Easy Red: http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile25563/Omaha-Beach,-6-June-1944-(Overlay-I).htm		05/30/2007	827
	Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 (Overlay III) Detailed aerial view, Exit E1, taken 6 June 1944 at 1230 hrs. (Photograph U.S. National Archives) See also overall view of Easy Red: http://www.gearthhacks.com/dlfile25563/Omaha-Beach,-6-June-1944-(Overlay-I).htm		05/30/2007	729
	Bombing of Metz 25.04.1944 Bombing of Metz, Germany - Mission #141 of the 303rd BG, 25 April 1944 Photo taken from: B-17G #42-32027 Betty Jane 427BS — Altitude: 20,400 feet, Pilot: 2Lt Phil W. O'Hare http://www.303rdbg.com		09/14/2008	679
	Aachen bomb strike, 27-28 May 1944 162 Lancasters and 8 Mosquitos of Nos 1, 3 and 8 Groups to attack the Rothe Erde railway yards at Aachen. 12 Lancasters lost, 7.0 per cent of the force. The railway lines at the yards, which were not seriously hit in the raid of 2 nights earlier, were now severely damaged and all through traffic was halted. A large proportion of delayed-action bombs were dropped. The local people were impressed...		10/30/2005	364