FRE 9248
IMAGEA railway line near Hasselt, Brussels, before being bombed by B-26 Maruaders of the 9th Air Force, 10 April 1944. Passed for publication 13 Apr 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '9th Air Force, Hasselt, 40 miles east of Brussels. 10 Apr 1944.' Printed caption on reverse: 'PRO-HQ-44-499A United States Army Air Forces Official Photo Distributed Through OWI. A U.S. Ninth Air Force Bomber Station, England: Seconds before Marauder bombs fell on the important railway marshalling yards at Hasselt, 40 miles east of Brussels, Saturday, Nazi war goods were still flowing through this main junction on the Antwerp-Maastricht-Aachen line. Then bombs rained down on the main tracks, the locomotive shop, (left center) and the carriage and wagon repair sheds, (at the apex of the "V"). An Easter traffic jam resulted. (See also PRO-HQ-44-499 and 499B).' Censor no: 47462. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
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- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment