Skies clear for American planes over Bastogne 70 years ago this hour (Dec 23 1944)


Video: 'WW2: The Battle of the Bulge' (Dec. 23, 1944, at 30:23)

(Saturday, December 23, 1944, 9:00 a.m. local time; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — The skies over Bastogne cleared today just in time for American planes to relieve and support the soldiers pinned down on the ground and and stalling the German offensive.

http://youtu.be/n7Qcf7h1FCg?t=39m36s

Video: 'American Experience - Battle of the Bulge (PBS Documentary)' (Dec. 23, 1944, at 39:36)