Bombing Hungary, Szob in 1944

Re:Bombing Hungary, Szob in 1944 (jj463rd)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:12:41 GMT

By the way thanks for the pictures (just looking at them).
My father was in the 463rd BG,772nd BS (different group but in the same wing) and I saw that he had a combat mission on Sept 20,1944 to Szob,Hungary.The target listed was a railroad bridge.
It says no flak in the Pilot's log book.He was piloting B-17 G 44-6377 on a ship named Pretty Baby's Boys.So other 5th Bomb Wing groups must have also been involved too.

Re:Bombing Hungary, Szob in 1944 (elosieto)

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:19:35 GMT

The pics are about the destroyed stone-breaker (maybe there is a better word...) and a house with some offices and locker-rooms.
As you can see on the last picture, the yard of the narrow gauge railwas laid northwest from the bridge and the way of the bombing (maybe there is a better word too...) was set from northwest to southeast too.

Bombing Hungary, Szob in 1944 (elosieto)

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:39:10 GMT

Hello!
I'm working on a book about an industrial narrow gauge railway at Szob (Hungary-Europe). During the WWII the 99th Bombardment Group has attacket this city, mainly the railroad bridge by the city. The attacks (5, 18 and maybe 20-September-1944) have destroyed the station and the workshop of the industrial railway. These buildings were very close to the bridge... by the way the bridge was not destroyed.
I've some pictures about the bombing but I would like to ask if somebody has more pictures about these days over Szob? Or has somebody information which bombing squad attacked the city?
If you are interested in, I can attach some pics about the buildings before and after the bombing.

Thank you for your helping!

Krisztian