Subject: Night bombers interception in Western Europe in 1944
From: Guy Alcala

hat's a lot more than "a few pounds" of bombs, and you've
made every a/c far more vulnerable to fighters and flak, because you're
slower

A B-17 would do about 140 IAS and an ME 109 would do about 350 IAS. And you are
worried about slowing the B-17 down so it can't outrun an ME 109???? I sat in
a B-26 doing 180 IAS and the FW-190's could pass us like we were sitting still.
You think if we were a bit slower it would cause a problem? Not as far as the
FW was concerned.




Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
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