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Bombs On Target
The rings drawn on the photo were used to determine the percentage of bombs that fell within a certain distance from the aiming point (center of innermost circle). |
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Giebelstadt Airfield
This was a good strike against the German airfield at Giebelstadt. A mix of General Purpose (GP) and fragmentation bombs would have been used. The GP bombs would crater the takeoff area and the fragmentation would have damaged aircraft and killed or wounded ground personnel. |
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Orly Airfield
This was a strike on the German airfield at Orly, France. This was the airport that Charles Lindbergh landed at when he made his solo Atlantic crossing. The 445th lost one B-24 to a ground to air rocket (now called Surface to Air Missiles or SAMs). |
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Unknown
Date: unknown. |
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Berlin, Germany
Photo from the March 18, 1945 mission. |
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Furth, Germany
Photo from April 8, 1945 mission. |
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Furth, Germany
A later shot from the April 8, 1945 mission. |
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Ehmen, Germany
Photo from the March 25, 1945 mission. |
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Falknov, Germany
Photo from the April 17, 1945 mission. |
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Giebelstadt, Germany
Photo from the March 22, 1945 mission to the German airfield. |
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Klatovy, Germany
Photo from the April 20, 1945 mission - 5 days before operations halted. |
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Klatovy, Germany
Another photo from the April 20, 1945 mission. |
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Klatovy, Germany
Another photo from the April 20, 1945 mission.
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Royan, France
Photo from the April 15, 1945 mission. This was one of the first strategic uses of napalm (jellied gasoline) used against ground fortifications. |
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Salzburg, Austria
Last mission flown by the 445th - April 25, 1945. The target was the railroad marshalling yard. |
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Wurzburg, Germany
On March 22, 1945, 8 445th aircraft bombed the industrial area of Wurzburg as a target of opportunity. |
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