Subject: How accurate was B-26 bombing?
From: (BUFDRVR)
Date: 3/1/04 3:10 AM Pacific Standard Time
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I am sure everything you say is true. But I stand by the strike photos on my

website which as you can see a lot of "shacks" were scored under difficult
coimbat conditions. The photos don't lie

How many B-26 dropped on the bridge? I've already said that *some* aircraft
will be able to get "shacks", but depending on your CEP, that percentage
should
be no more than 20-25% (maybe less if your CEP is large enough). So...if you
fly a 100 aircraft raid up to as many as 25 aircraft (CEP depending) will
shack
the target. *However*, another 25% will exceed your CEP by a magnitude of 2
for
every shack. Bottom line: You can't see CEP in one or even a dozen BDA
photos.


BUFDRVR


We flew a 56 plane formation. And while what you say is true the bottom line is
that we attacked the target and when we left it was destoyed as the photos
clearly show., What else is there? And I am sure as you pointed out luck is
involved, but you must admit we had an awful lot of luck. Maybe with all that
luck there was also a bit of skill involved as well. At least that was the
reputation of the 344th.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer