
Caption | B-17 bomber of 8th Army Air Force dropped a load of bombs on the Hispano Suiza aircraft engine repair depot and other factories just outside Paris, France, 31 Dec 1943 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 208-EX-249A-27 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 31 Dec 1943 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Courbevoie, ÃŽle-de-France, France | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 22 Oct 2006 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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15 May 2020 10:58:39 PM
Greeting's from France.
The city is "Bois Colombe", a suburb of Päris. There where three great compagnies working for german : Hispano-Suiza (world known luxury car before the war), SKF (ball bearing) and Air Equiment.
The city was bombed 4 times, 43/09/09, 43/09/15, 43/12/31 and 44/06/22.
72 death, 150 wounded and 1500 houses destroyed. No information on the effect on industry.