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Introduction and Storyline
(Előszó és a Történet)

AAC BG Mission Narratives
(Bombázók bevetési jelentései)

AAC BG Mission Orders
(Bevetési parancsok)

Aircraft Downed in Hungary
(Kényszerleszállás Magyarországon)

460th BG Escape Statements
(460-as Bombázó Csoport Két menekülés leirása)

BG Mission Lists
(Bombázó csoportok bevetési listája)

Harrison Flats
(Harrison Sík)

S-2 Sees It Through  
(S-2 gondoskodik mindenről)

Newspaper Accounts
(Ujságcikkek)

A Great Miracle
(Egy nagy csoda)

Rededication
(A templomszentelés)

Reflections
(Elmélkedések)

Two Great Organs
(A székesegyház orgonái)

Church Bells Sound Recording
(Hangfelvétel)

The Final Chapter
(Utolsó Fejezet)

Memories of September 1947
(Emlékek 1947-ből)

3/4/15 Service Announcement
(Meghívó esti misére 2015, III. 4.)

Lost Art and Frescos
(Elveszett műkincsek és freskók)

YouTube movie of Cathedral story

Updated bomb damage photo gallery

8 Photo Essays
2018
Hungarian Translation of English Mission Orders for 3-4-1945. pdf
55th. Bomb Wing Report of March 1945. pdf
Photo Album: Personal Photos of Base Activity fm. 16mm Microfilm
Movie: Winter on the Danube - 3 mins. w/music
2019
6 photo-essays about the 1944 Normandy Landings
2020
Air Force Magazine - 3 Years Over Europe
2021
The London Blitz - Part 1
Their Finest Hour speech
2022
V-1 and V-2 Vengeance Weapons Used on England
2023
A Soldiers Photo Album
New! 2023
John F. Kennedy Assassination
Photo Albums
(Fénykép album)
Old City Views Photo Album
Links
(Linkek)

Old City Views Photo Album

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[Photo] Early aerial view of Szombathely from a biplane. [Photo] 2,000 year old Roman "Amber" Road. [Photo] The Szombathely Cathedral.
An aerial view of Szombathely (from a biplane); 2,000 year old Roman "Amber" Road and Bishop Szily, the first Bishop, looks at his cathedral.

[Photo] The Franciscan Church in Szombathely, Hungary. [Photo] The Large hall in the Bishop's Palace in Szombathely, Hungary. [Photo] The exterior of the Bishop's Palace.
The Franciscan Church; the Large Hall in the Bishop's Palace and the exterior of the Bishop's Palace.

[Photo] The old County Building in Szombathely. [Photo] Another view of the old County Building in Szombathely. [Photo] The old City Hall in Szombathely - destroyed by bombs.
The old County Building in Szombathely (two views) and the old City Hall which was destroyed by bombs.

[Photo] An aerila view of Szombathely. [Photo] The Hangya Building on the main square under construction. [Photo] The rebuilt Hangya Building on the main square.
An aerial view; before and after photos of the Hangya Building on the main square.

[Photo] World War II Memorial. [Photo] An aerial view of the main square in Szombathely. [Photo] A modern view of the cathdral.
A World War II memorial; an aerial photo of Szombathely and a modern view of the cathedral.

[Photo] Eölbey House (circa 1770) is now the Bishop's Archives (shown right). On the left is the Old High School (circa 1793). [Photo] The Bishop's Palace (circa 1770). [Photo] 2,000 year old Roman "Amber" Road near the Roman ruins behind the cathedral.
Eölbey House (circa 1770) is now the Bishop's Archives (shown right). On the left is the Old High School (circa 1793); The Bishop's Palace (circa 1770) and 2,000 year old Roman "Amber" Road near the Roman ruins behind the cathedral.

[Photo] Martineum Publishing Co.: The cathedral’s printer, a printer of school supplies and a stationary store.
Martineum Publishing Co.: The cathedral’s printer, a printer of school supplies and a stationary store.

      This website is dedicated to describing the events of Sunday, March 4, 1945 over the city of Szombathely, Hungary. Footnotes, references and historical documents will be added to the site as translations become available. The readers' interest and help with translations would be most appreciated - in both English and Hungarian.
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