5./JG 77 - looking for a pilot's name

[Jochen Prien]

Dear Jörg,

many thanks, and of course you're right - I just tried the first and the last entry in the Wood's list and there was just Uffz. Rohde. I should have dug deeper.

Dear John and Nick,

thanks too for your responses; however, my question was or still is: What was the the kind of bomb the USAAF used as explosive bomb equivalling the German 50 kg bomb - was there in fact a 110 lbs. explosive bomb that was used beside the fragmentation bombs or what other size / caliber / designation did it have ?

Kind regards

Jochen Prien

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Jochen Prien

Dear John and Nick,

thanks too for your responses; however, my question was or still is: What was the the kind of bomb the USAAF used as explosive bomb equivalling the German 50 kg bomb - was there in fact a 110 lbs. explosive bomb that was used beside the fragmentation bombs or what other size / caliber / designation did it have ?

Kind regards

Jochen Prien

If anyone reading this has a copy of Roger A. Freeman's "Mighty Eighth War Manual" (which I don't, unfortunately) then they will be able to answer Jochen's question.

[yogybär]

Well... my copy is in Germany and I am in Korea

[Stig Jarlevik]

Well Guys

According to Freeman there were the

M1 120lbs fragmentation cluster bomb (containing 6 x M41 bombs)
M6 150lbs incendiary cluster bomb (consisting of 34 x M50A1 bombs)
M12 100lbs incendiary cluster bomb (consisting of 14 x M69 bombs)
M30 100lbs general purpose high explosive bomb
M47A1 120lbs incendiary bomb (white phosphorus)
M47A2 100lbs incendiary bomb (petroleum gel)

These are the only ones listed in the correct weight range.

Cheers
Stig

[Jochen Prien]

Dear Stig,

many thanks to you too - my "choice" will be the 100 lbs. explosive bomb, which seems to come closest to what the Lw.-Genst. described in its report.

Kind regards

Jochen