A-26 or A-20 at Corregidor 1945
Watching a video of the assault by 503 RCT in 1945 includes scenes or light/medium bombers attacking the island before the the paratroopers landed. They look like A-20 but could be A-26. Can anyone decide this, and identify the air units?
regards Keith |
Re: A-26 or A-20 at Corregidor 1945
Keith,
They were A-20s. See https://www.3rdattackgroup.org/corregidor.php Also see this page at 1010: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139906347?objectPage=4 This from the USS Boise reports concerning the landings. I believe A-26 Invaders only became operational in the Pacific by summer 1945. but have to check. Perhaps this helps:https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/a-26/tech.html Regards, Leendert |
Re: A-26 or A-20 at Corregidor 1945
Cheers Leendert. One of the photos is a still of the video :) A-20s it is. Many thanks.
Keith |
Re: A-26 or A-20 at Corregidor 1945
The 2 A-26 Groups were the 3rd (Fifth AF) and 319th (Seventh AF); the 3rd flew a few mixed A-20 / A-26 missions from 6 August when they arrived on Okinawa.
The 319th set up on Okinawa (Kadena) the first A-26s landing on 6 July, first mission on the 16th. to the Miyakonojo marshalling yards; their last was on 12 August (22 missions). They had just started painting their tails in the Group colour. In August the total A-26s (Pacific) was 248 in 1st. line service ( 295 A-20s). ( USAAF Statistical Summary). Nick |
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