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

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
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Photos at Same Place IJmuiden, Netherlands
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Anonymous says:
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.

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