Consolidated›Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 27 miles west of Dortmund, on the Duisburg-Hamm railway has several times been the target of bombing missions of the U.S. Army 8th Air Force, out to blast Nazi communications into nothingness. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses

Publication:

US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

Theater Number:

12

Theater:

Europe

Place:

Germany

Category:

Aircraft, Ground

Sub Category:

Consolidated

Short Caption:

Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 27...

Caption:

Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 27 miles west of Dortmund, on the Duisburg-Hamm railway has several times been the target of bombing missions of the U.S. Army 8th Air Force, out to blast Nazi communications into nothingness. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

GERMANY, BOMBING,GELSENKIRCHEN

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A21362A-A26744AC

Conflict Period:

World War II

About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.