U.S. bombers blast German Air Base in Holland.

U.S. bombers blast German Air Base in Holland. Bomb hits cover the runways, hangars and dispersal areas of the German fighter and bomber base at Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, during an attack by B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the Ninth U.S. Army Air Force. The huge explosion at upper left, which apparently was caused by a direct hit of a fuel dump, sent a column of smoke several thousand feet skyward. Other bomb hits are scattered through the dispersal area, where numerous aircraft shelters were located. Aanval van 226 vliegtuigen, waaronder de typen B-26, A-20 en Typhoon, op het vliegveld van onder andere Leeuwarden door RAF en USAAF.