[Photo] B-24 Liberators of the 15th Air Force flying from the Foggia Airfield complex in Italy bombing the railroad yards in Salzburg, Austria, late 1944. The smoke is from smudge pots lit to obscure the target.

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B-24 Liberators of the 15th Air Force flying from the Foggia Airfield complex in Italy bombing the railroad yards in Salzburg, Austria, late 1944. The smoke is from smudge pots lit to obscure the target. ww2dbase

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27 Dec 1944

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Salzburg, Austria

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David Stubblebine

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1 Jan 2006

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Eric says:
6 Jun 2018 11:51:03 PM

There has been a mistagging of the picture.
The picture shows B-24 Liberators of the 8th USAAF bombing the railyard of SALZBURG, Austria in late 1944.

David Stubblebine says:
7 Jun 2018 10:29:30 PM

Eric (above):
After careful comparison between how the Glan River winds through Klagenfurt and how the Salzach River winds through Salzburg (extremely similar) I have concluded that you are correct that this photo was taken over Salzburg. The caption has been adjusted accordingly. Thank you for pointing this out.

3. Holly Smith Crump says:
11 Nov 2018 06:15:20 AM

My father, Clarence C Smith was in the 460th bomb group in Spinazzola Italy.

4. Mitchell Wells says:
6 Nov 2019 09:00:41 PM

My dad, too. 460th, 762nd BS

5. Mitchell Wells says:
6 Nov 2019 09:05:01 PM

Definitely 460th BG. TAIL MARKINGS

6. Hermann Boeck says:
4 Mar 2020 07:47:24 PM

Hi there, I was down in Salzburg looking up .9 years old and living in Texas now. Great picture

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WW2-Era Place Name	Salzburg, Austria
Lat/Long	47.7982, 13.0540

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