Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet

The destruction of the Bridge at Verberie. Precision bombing at its best.


http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/bridge.htm


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

On 01 Sep 2004 20:12:24 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

The destruction of the Bridge at Verberie. Precision bombing at its best.
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/bridge.htm

And what about the bridge Croix St. Ouen, 2 miles north of Verberie?

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/1/2004 9:39 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 01 Sep 2004 20:12:24 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

The destruction of the Bridge at Verberie. Precision bombing at its best.
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/bridge.htm

And what about the bridge Croix St. Ouen, 2 miles north of Verberie?



What about it?.




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

On 02 Sep 2004 04:51:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/1/2004 9:39 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 01 Sep 2004 20:12:24 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

The destruction of the Bridge at Verberie. Precision bombing at its best.
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/bridge.htm

And what about the bridge Croix St. Ouen, 2 miles north of Verberie?

What about it?.

I figured you had pictures of that too. Couple bombers flying up or
down the river picking off bridges one by one with their precision
bombing?

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/1/2004 10:08 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 02 Sep 2004 04:51:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/1/2004 9:39 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 01 Sep 2004 20:12:24 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

The destruction of the Bridge at Verberie. Precision bombing at its best.
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/bridge.htm

And what about the bridge Croix St. Ouen, 2 miles north of Verberie?

What about it?.

I figured you had pictures of that too. Couple bombers flying up or
down the river picking off bridges one by one with their precision
bombing?


Never hit that one. That may have been the 322nd Bomb Group.


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

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/1/2004 10:08 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 02 Sep 2004 04:51:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/1/2004 9:39 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 01 Sep 2004 20:12:24 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

The destruction of the Bridge at Verberie. Precision bombing at its best.
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/bridge.htm

And what about the bridge Croix St. Ouen, 2 miles north of Verberie?

What about it?.

I figured you had pictures of that too. Couple bombers flying up or
down the river picking off bridges one by one with their precision
bombing?



We didn't operate that way. we didn't "fly up and down the river" looking for
targets. We planned the mission and flew the plan. The P-51's operated as you
described, not the Marauders.


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

On 02 Sep 2004 13:04:00 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/1/2004 10:08 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 02 Sep 2004 04:51:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

On 01 Sep 2004 20:12:24 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

The destruction of the Bridge at Verberie. Precision bombing at its best.
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/bridge.htm

And what about the bridge Croix St. Ouen, 2 miles north of Verberie?

What about it?.

I figured you had pictures of that too. Couple bombers flying up or
down the river picking off bridges one by one with their precision
bombing?

We didn't operate that way. we didn't "fly up and down the river" looking for
targets. We planned the mission and flew the plan. The P-51's operated as you
described, not the Marauders.

One mission one target with an alternate? Target everything goes?
Just thinking line up the two bridges in a straight line for the run
in and hit one and then the other.

Bob wrote:
One mission one target with an alternate? Target everything goes?
Just thinking line up the two bridges in a straight line for the run
in and hit one and then the other.


It doesn't work that way.
Which airplane drops on which bridge? Why have the unloaded aircraft tagging
along for the second bridge? Half your load on first bridge, balance on the
second?
Which bridge is more important?
One flight, squadron, group, wing (whatever) on one target improves probability
of success, limiting need to return.
Photo recce can do multiple targets, but then you are worrying about one or two
airplanes not 20+

Rick Clark

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/2/2004 8:35 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 02 Sep 2004 13:04:00 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: Bomb in a pickle barrel from 10,000 feet
From: Bob
Date: 9/1/2004 10:08 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 02 Sep 2004 04:51:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

On 01 Sep 2004 20:12:24 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

The destruction of the Bridge at Verberie. Precision bombing at its
best.
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer/bridge.htm

And what about the bridge Croix St. Ouen, 2 miles north of Verberie?

What about it?.

I figured you had pictures of that too. Couple bombers flying up or
down the river picking off bridges one by one with their precision
bombing?

We didn't operate that way. we didn't "fly up and down the river" looking
for
targets. We planned the mission and flew the plan. The P-51's operated as
you
described, not the Marauders.

One mission one target with an alternate? Target everything goes?
Just thinking line up the two bridges in a straight line for the run
in and hit one and then the other.


Nope. One mission one target and it gets all 4,000 lbs X56 aircraft.



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

On 02 Sep 2004 19:05:06 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Nope. One mission one target and it gets all 4,000 lbs X56 aircraft.

So after about 5 aircraft drop what are the others aiming on? The
middle of the smoke and dust cloud?