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Old September 10th 04, 03:53 AM
Kevin Brooks
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"Krztalizer" wrote in message
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I thought the night training was not deemed strictly necessary
since USAAF made only day-bombing.


That is an incorrect statement. Although by percentage they made up only

a
small part of the war effort, US bomber units did occasionally fly at

night.
Think about how short the daylight hours are over Northern Europe - "day"
mission or not, if its a 10 hour mission, at least some of it is going to

be
past 'pink time'.


Not to mention the fact that on the other side of the world, the B-29's were
doing a *lot* of night work.

Brooks


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