04 and 08 of the 441st pass by an explosive column of smoke towering almost 10,000 feet over enemy ammunition storage areas at Siegelsbach, 18 miles southeast of Heidelberg, Germany. Dropping hundreds of demolition and incendiary bombs, the B-26's caused many fires and explosions that were reported spreading long after the attack. Many buildings were destroyed in the area. The airmen reported that the concussions were so great that they rocked the bombers as they passed overhead.
 

Donor: 320th B.G. Reunion Assoc. Archives

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