Subject: #1 Piston Fighter was British
From: "Wolfie"
Date: 6/30/03 10:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote

We did lead the way for the 9th Air Force that morning.

They sent the bombers in before the transports carrying the
82nd and 101st? Weren't those transports in the 9th?

Transports are not combat aircraft. We led the combat units of the
9th on that morning.

The AF has always considered transports carrying paratroops
to drops to be aircraft fulfilling a combat role. What other
definition for "combat aircraft" is realistic? Sure, they need
fighter protection (or to fly at night), but so do/did most
bombers...

If you live near Stansted airport, see the plaque dedicated to the
344th that states that we led the charge for the 9th that morning.

Well, you know what they say about learning things from reading...

The 344th, AFAIK, led the *bombing* raids for the 9th on D-Day.

Doesn't the 9th AF Official History says a transport unit spearheaded
the 9th's efforts that day?


Transports don't carry guns or bombs.T

Arthur Kramer
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