Late summer of 1944. A westbound German train just north of the Ruhr, receives a warm welcome from Hawker Typhoons of 438 Squadron, RCAF. During this period, Allied fighters domiNAted the skies of Europe, seeking targets. There was nothing more inviting for Typhoons than a train carrying troops and munitions to the front. Such trains always received an immediate and devastating response from these heavily armed fighters.
Typhoons were used to great effect, bringing the German war machine to a virtual standstill with respect to movement of war material. This particular train has just left a tunnel, but at the wrong moment. Immediately spotted by the Typhoons, it is immobilized first with bombs aimed at the track ahead and behind it, then with cannon fire into the locomotive. In moments, the rail cars will be ablaze.