Valence airfield

[dsetzer]

Thank you for adding a link to the 340th Bomb Group page covering the attack on Valence / La Tresorerie Aerodrome.


Your work on that web site is quite prodigious. You are creating a structure that can be fleshed-out to be an important resource for researchers.


I have an interest in the Lehrgeschwaders 1 because my father was on the ground in Corsica in May 1944 when they came in and totally destroyed the entire bomb group fleet of aircraft and killed many soldiers on airfield at Alesani.


It was the last large-scale success of the Luftwaffe during the war. After the war Goering himself pointed to it as one of their major successes.


I have published accounts of the raid (from both sides) here:


http://home.comcast.net/~dhsetzer/taghon/Korsika_index.htm


The 340th Bomb Group was known as the “Bridge Busters” and concentrated mostly on destroying transportation infrastructure. They did attack airfields and troop concentrations on rare occasions.


I have photos of their attack on the German airfield at Eleusis – Athens on November 16, 1943 along with accounts of the attack from both sides. Contact me if you would like copies for your wiki.


Keep up the good work!