Caption | British RAF Ventura bomber over IJmuiden Steelworks, IJmuiden, the Netherlands, Feb 1943; as seen in US Navy publication Naval Aviation News dated 15 Sep 1943 ww2dbase | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||
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Photos at Same Place | IJmuiden, Netherlands | ||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||
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10 May 2015 02:24:45 AM
Even though I was only 4 1/2 years old I remember watching these planes bomb the IJmuiden Steelworks in 1943 from an attic window at my grandparents house. Must have made a tremendous impression on me at the time to be able to recall it.