No Easter parade of Nazi war supplies through this railroad junction. The first formation of Ninth Air Force B-26 Marauder medium bombers attacking the important Hasselt railway marshalling yards in Nazi-occupied Belgium the day before Easter put its bomb concentration squarely on the target April 24, 1944. The white smoke shooting skyward is an ammunition train, which left a crater 150 feet long and 40 feet wide. Other Marauder formations following up dropped their loads into the carriage and wagon repair shops and the small white-roofed storage sheds (lower left). All main “through” tracks w
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24 April 1944Photographer:
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Not available to licence for any broadcast or streaming service, video on demand, film, national newspaper or to create a NFT. This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. No Easter parade of Nazi war supplies through this railroad junction. The first formation of Ninth Air Force B-26 Marauder medium bombers attacking the important Hasselt railway marshalling yards in Nazi-occupied Belgium the day before Easter put its bomb concentration squarely on the target April 24, 1944. The white smoke shooting skyward is an ammunition train, which left a crater 150 feet long and 40 feet wide. Other Marauder formations following up dropped their loads into the carriage and wagon repair shops and the small white-roofed storage sheds (lower left). All main “through” tracks were cut in many places, one of them by 17 craters. (AP Photo)