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Oct 12, 2026

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Damaged runways, bomb craters, and wrecked hangars at Orly Airfield, bombed by the US Eighth Air Force during World War II.

Results of air assaults by the British Royal and US Eighth Air Forces over areas around German-occupied Paris during Wolrd War II. The Orly Airfield near Paris attacked by the US Eighth Air Force bombers. Damaged runways and dispersed areas at the airfield. Bomb craters, 30 feet in diameter. Wrecked gigantic dirigible hangars and installations. Collapsed roofs and fire-twisted steel skeletons. Large erect structures. Allied soldiers amidst the ruins. Officers survey the damage. Location: Paris France. Date: 1945.

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