The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Mission

Mission 55

25 July 1944 · Linz Hermann Goering tank works

Date
25 July 1944
Target as printed
Linz, Austria Herman Goering tank works
Aircraft lost
none recorded
Sources
assoc-mission-summary (row 55)

Target

Flags. target_cross_check: Barton sortie list (Heroes of the 483rd) gives Wiener Neudorf tank works for 25 Jul 1944; the summary and the 15th AF daily chronology both give Linz tank works, so Linz is kept

Photographs and loss sheets of this mission

Hit By Anti-Aircraft Fire, While On Bombing Run Over The Herman Goering Tank Works At Linz, Austria, 25 July 1944, A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Went Down To Destruction. In The Top Picture The 'Fortress' Was Upside With The Right Inboard Engine Afire.
Hit By Anti-Aircraft Fire, While On Bombing Run Over The Herman Goering Tank Works At Linz, Austria, 25 July 1944, A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Went Down To Destruction. In The Top Picture The 'Fortress' Was Upside With The Right Inboard Engine Afire. · 25 July 1944National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A05062-61950AC
Heavy Smoke Pours From The Herman Goering Steel Works In Linz, Austria, Following A Successful Bombing Raid By Planes Of The 456th Bomb Group, 747th Bomb Squadron On 25 July 1944.
Heavy Smoke Pours From The Herman Goering Steel Works In Linz, Austria, Following A Successful Bombing Raid By Planes Of The 456th Bomb Group, 747th Bomb Squadron On 25 July 1944. · 25 July 1944National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04921-116223AC
Bombs Burst Squarely On Their Target, The Herman Goeringsteel Works At Linz, Austria, During A Bombing Mission On July 25, 1944 By Planes Of The 451St Bomb Group, 725th Bomb Squardron, 15Th Air Force.
Bombs Burst Squarely On Their Target, The Herman Goeringsteel Works At Linz, Austria, During A Bombing Mission On July 25, 1944 By Planes Of The 451St Bomb Group, 725th Bomb Squardron, 15Th Air Force. · 25 July 1944National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04922-116224AC

The target on other days

Bomb Damage In The Marshalling Yards At Linz, Austria.
Bomb Damage In The Marshalling Yards At Linz, Austria.National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04928-A58627AC
Bomb Damage In The Marshalling Yards At Linz, Austria.
Bomb Damage In The Marshalling Yards At Linz, Austria.National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04930-C58627AC
Bomb Damage In The Marshalling Yards At Linz, Austria.
Bomb Damage In The Marshalling Yards At Linz, Austria.National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04929-B58627AC
Blazing the trail to Linz...
Blazing the trail to Linz...National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04860-A55875AC
Wrecked Railroad Cars In The Marshalling Yards Of Linz, Austria, Caused By The Bombing Of The 15Th Air Force.
Wrecked Railroad Cars In The Marshalling Yards Of Linz, Austria, Caused By The Bombing Of The 15Th Air Force.National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04924-A58467AC
Railroad Cars In The Marshalling Yards Of Linz, Austria, Wrecked By The Bombs Of The 15Th Air Force Bombers.
Railroad Cars In The Marshalling Yards Of Linz, Austria, Wrecked By The Bombs Of The 15Th Air Force Bombers.National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04926-C58467AC
The Herman Goering Steel Works In Background. Twisted Rails Of The Linz Marshalling Yards Are Shown In The Foreground.
The Herman Goering Steel Works In Background. Twisted Rails Of The Linz Marshalling Yards Are Shown In The Foreground.National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04927-58627AC
Wrecked Rolling Stock In The Marshalling Yards Of Linz, Austria, Caused By The Bombing Of The 15Th Air Force.
Wrecked Rolling Stock In The Marshalling Yards Of Linz, Austria, Caused By The Bombing Of The 15Th Air Force.National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04925-B58467AC
Bomb Damage To The Railroad Cars In The Marshalling Yards Of Linz, Austria, Caused By The Bombing Of The 15Th Air Force.
Bomb Damage To The Railroad Cars In The Marshalling Yards Of Linz, Austria, Caused By The Bombing Of The 15Th Air Force.National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04923-58467AC
Bombs Fall Toward The Linz North Marshalling Yards In Austria During A Mission By Planes Of The 461St Bombardment Group, 764th Bombardment Squadron, 15Th Air Force, On January 20, 1945.
Bombs Fall Toward The Linz North Marshalling Yards In Austria During A Mission By Planes Of The 461St Bombardment Group, 764th Bombardment Squadron, 15Th Air Force, On January 20, 1945. · 20 January 1945National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04916-116222AC
One Of The Two Assembly-Line Tunnels In A Series Of 25 Underground Jet Plane Producing Tunnels In Linz, Austria. 4500 Slave Workers Did Round The Clock Production Here On Twelve Hour Shifts Producing The Complete Fuselages, Instrument Board And Canopies
One Of The Two Assembly-Line Tunnels In A Series Of 25 Underground Jet Plane Producing Tunnels In Linz, Austria. 4500 Slave Workers Did Round The Clock Production Here On Twelve Hour Shifts Producing The Complete Fuselages, Instrument Board And CanopiesNational Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A05034-94960AC
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 15Th AF Slice The Sky With Vapor Trails As They Head For The Marshalling Yards At Linz, Austria. The Rail Yards Are Part Of The Supply Route From Southeastern Germany Feeding The Enemy On The Eastern Front And In Ital
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 15Th AF Slice The Sky With Vapor Trails As They Head For The Marshalling Yards At Linz, Austria. The Rail Yards Are Part Of The Supply Route From Southeastern Germany Feeding The Enemy On The Eastern Front And In Ital · 5 March 1945National Archives Catalog (RG 342-FH) · U.S. Air Force photograph 342-FH-3A04862-59449AC

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