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| Keywords: AIR FORCE B-29s STRIKE RAILROAD BRIDGES - NARA - 542202.tif Scope and content AIR FORCE B-29s STRIKE RAILROAD BRIDGES Ten tons of bombs from Air Force B-29 Superforts of the FEAF Bomber Command sever these two important railroad bridges near Pakchon 40 miles north of Pyongyang in North Korea in an attack made on July 27 1950 As Captain Meterio Montez of Gardner Colorado lead bombardier released his bombs the Superforts in the formation did likewise Montez was in the B-29 piloted by Captain Leslie Westberg Spokane Washington Military supply traffic from North Korea formerly routed over these rail lines to the battle zone will be affected by this phase of the U S Air Force's interdiction plan General notes 542202 Local identifier 342-AF-77554AC Department of Defense Department of the Air Force 09/26/1947 - Still Picture Records Section Special Media Archives Services Division NWCS-S National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 1950-07-27 Record group Record Group 342 Records of U S Air Force Commands Activities and Organizations 1900 - 2003 Record group ARC 654 Black and White Photographs of U S Air Force and Predecessors' Activities Facilities and Personnel Domestic and Foreign compiled 1930 - 1975 documenting the period 1863 - 1975 Series ARC 542185 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers Agency-Assigned Identifier NASM 4A 38438<br /> NAIL Control Number NWDNS-342-AF-77554AC yes Other versions NARA-cooperation PD-USGov B-29s in the Korean War Bombing during the Korean War Damaged railway bridges Bridges in North Korea | ||||