FRE 1675
IMAGEA B-24 Liberator of the 392nd Bomb Group successfully bombs an airfield near St Dizier, France. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], '7 Jun 1944.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'NYP 21841 (KY). US PLANES BLAST GERMAN AIRFIELD IN FRANCE. A Liberator bomber of the Eighth US Army Air Force heads for its home base after helping to blast a German Airfield near St Dizier, in occupied France, where administrative building (upper right) burn fiercely and bombs explode on the dispersal area (lower centre). The airfield, located near the Marne River, is used by the Germans as a defensive fighter plane base. During March, 1944, American war planes flew 29,016 sorties over Germany and German-held Europe and hurled 30,176 tons of bombs on military and industrial targets.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '392BG successfully bombing German afield near St Dizier, France.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Robinson Air Base