B-24 roars over Berlin to attack. One of the attacking B-24 Liberators of the Eighth U.S.

B-24 roars over Berlin to attack. One of the attacking B-24 Liberators of the Eighth U.S. Air Force roars over the Friedrichsfelde district of Central Berlin as initial bursts erupton the rail marshalling yards in an attack June 21, 1944. More than 2,000 American planes (Fortresses and Liberators escorted by Fighters) slased through heavy German defenses to shower explosives on targets in Berlin and outlying Basdorf.