40 and 8 by bmac62
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Description
"Take my hand, Sir".
...This is the ride no allied WWII aircrewman or soldier ever wanted to take.
...This is a early 20th century French box car. It is the type of railcar British, French and American soldiers rode going to the front during WWI. It was marked 40 and 8 for capacity of 40 persons or 8 horses.
...in WWII POWs and Holocaust victims were shipped to POW or concentration camps in these railcars.
...picture taken at the National Museum of the US Airforce in Dayton, Ohio.
Bill
"Lines and Curves"
Comments (34)
hipps13
add 40 and 8 me age :-) wonderful capture warm hugs, Linda
weesel
Great shot. You may want to do a google on the "gratitude train"... Some 40 and 8's ended up in unusual places.
cfulton
A cold ride to difficult times, Clive
danapommet
Wonderful display of a very sad moment. I can see the gold Star of David on the end of the box car so it is also accurate. Dana