U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. 20 April 1944: Captain Kurtz of the 355th Fighter Group 354th Squadron attacks ground targets. He strafes a German factory. Buildings and sheds at the factory. Captain Kurts attacks a German aircraft in a hangar. The aircraft explodes. Smoke due to the explosion.
U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. 22 April 1944: Lieutenant R Vossler of the 356th Fighter Group 359th Squadron attacks ground targets. A canal amidst trees. Lt. Vossler strafes barges on the German canal. A hit barge on fire. Smoke from targeted barges. Machine gun fire from the aircraft hits the canal water.
U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. 22 April 1944: Captain JJ Meholic of the 356th Fighter Group 359th Squadron attacks ground targets. A canal amidst trees. Barges on the canal. Captain Meholic strafes barges on the German canal. A hit barge on fire. Smoke from targeted barges. Machine gun fire from the aircraft hits the canal water. Explosions on barges and in the water.
U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. 22 April 1944: Lieutenant RA Rann of the 356th Fighter Group 359th Squadron attacks ground targets. Lt. Rann attacks German trains and a factory. Buildings and sheds at the factory. Smoke rises from the burning passenger train. Trees on either side of the tracks.
U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. 22 April 1944: 1st Lieutenant RS Wetmore of the 359th Fighter Group 370th Squadron attacks ground targets. Lt. Wetmore strafes a Germn train. Smoke billows from the burning train. A hit German Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf FW 190 Wurger in a field. Smoke rises from the wrecked aircraft.
U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. 24 April 1944: Lieutenant O.R. Jones of the 4th Fighter Group 335th Squadron attacks a German Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf FW 190 fighter aircraft. The U.S. aircraft in flight amidst clouds. The FW 190 in sight. The two aircraft in a dogfight. Firing and explosions.
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