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Re: Photo of B-26 (322nd BG) strafing in vicinity of Montabaur 22nd Feb 1945
The bridge was not bombed as the weather was too hazy; not the easiest targets at best. According to the Ninth AF history the Montabaur element went down hitting rail cars, a pill-box, a loco and a Flak tower.
The "Flights" were actually called "Elements", 3 planes each and 3 to make a squadron of 9; Bomb Groups usually flew 27 or 36 plane Groups in early 1945 but they had some discretion as to composition at least in Eighth AF. Fighter Groups had 4-plane "Flights" with 2 leaders and 2 wingmen.
Regards
Nick
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