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Mike Croissant
Strike Photos
Bombs away!
Ten 500-pound bombs fall from a B-24 of the 455th Bomb Group toward the Linz Main Rail Station.
Fateful transit
A squadron of B-24s of the 451st Bomb Group transits Linz. The 451st lost two Liberators on 25 April 1945.
Rail station strike
A handful of bombs from the 456th Bomb Group impacts Linz's main rail station (lower center).
Obstructed view
Smoke obstructs the 463rd Bomb Group's view of the target area.
Missing the target
A handful of bombs from the 99th Bomb Group impact in the Danube east of Linz.
Three colors of smoke
More than 60 years after the mission, Ken Becker of the 99th Bomb Group told Mike Croissant he could see black, brown, and white smoke rising over Linz. This photo of the 99th's strike appears to confirm Becker's memory.
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