B-24 Liberators of the 460th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force flying from Spinazzola, Italy bombing the railroad yards in Salzburg, Austria, 22 Nov 1944. The smoke is from smudge pots lit to obscure the target. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     B-24 Liberators of the 460th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force flying from Spinazzola, Italy bombing the railroad yards in Salzburg, Austria, 22 Nov 1944. The smoke is from smudge pots lit to obscure the target. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
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B-24 Liberator   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,600 x 1,174 pixels
Photos on Same Day 22 Nov 1944
Photos at Same Place Salzburg, Austria
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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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.
2. Commenter identity confirmed 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
7. Christina says:
30 Jan 2021 07:25:19 AM

My grandmother's apartment on Farber Strasse 5020 Salzburg (near the railway station unfortunately) was bombed sometime in WWII. She and my mother(born in 1940) had to move to another property for the remainder of WW2. Does anyone have any info on the dates/missions that the Allies conducted their bombing raids. I'm trying to piece together my grandmother's life. Thank you very much.
8. Christina says:
30 Jan 2021 07:26:31 AM

Hermann, where did you live? Christina

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