Nazi supply route in France cut. Billows of smoke cover the target after Marauder medium bombers of the Ninth U.S.

Nazi supply route in France cut. Billows of smoke cover the target after Marauder medium bombers of the Ninth U.S. Air Force scored direct hits on the Les Ponts de Ce rail bridge, 55 miles cast of Nantes over the Loire River in France. Nazi supplies and troops moved across this five-span bridge for the Normandy front before the direct hits halted traffic.