Us Official Photographs

Bombs leaving ship

string of 300 lb. high explosive bombs leaving one of the Martin B-26 "Marauders" shown in formation here, as they sweep over enemy-held airdrome near Lille. Anti-aircraft gunners on the ground have been caught flat-footed, at the target, and the aerial express formation moves on unhindered. A few moments later, though, the barrage began, carpeting the formation's path until it had crossed the French coast and headed out over the Channel.