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8Th Air Force Den 3. Marts 1945 Dagens Største Angreb Blev Gennemført Af Eighth Air Force, Der Opererede Med Følgende Den 3 8th Air Force den 3. marts 1945 Dagens største angreb blev gennemført af Eighth Air Force, der opererede med følgende den 3. marts 1945: Total Effective Losses Sorties Sorties Tonnage Claims E/A AA OT Total NYR Heavy Bombers 1102 1047 2872.8 A 2-2-4 4 2 5 11 12 Fighter Escort 605 554 0 A 3-0-6 0 1 5 6 6 G 19-0-26 Fighter Sweeps 107 100 0 G 1-0-3 0 0 1 1 1 Photo Recon 61 60 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Weather Recon 40 39 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Air/Sea Rescue 19 19 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Eighth Army Air Force's indflyvning over tysk område den 3. marts 1945 i tidsrummet indtil klokken 10.00. De fem bombestyrker ses tydeligt med hver sin farve og de eskorterende jagerstyrker er market med tynde sorte linier. Tallene i cirklerne angiver det antal tyske fly, som amerikanerne forventede at man var i stand til at sætte ind mod dem, hvis brændstofsituationen tillod det. Eighth Air Force afsendte 789 B-17 og 313 B-24 (i alt 1102 tunge bombefly) fra alle tre Air Division. Bombemaskinerne var fordelt på fem bombestyrker (Forces), der blev sendt mod seks olie raffinaderier, en 'oil plant equipment' fabrik, en bilfabrik, en kampvognsfabrik samt en jernbanebro - i alt 10 primære mål. Ud af de 1102 afsendte bombefly kastede de 1047 fly i alt 2872.8 tons bomber (2574.5 tons sprængbomber samt 298.3 tons brandbomber). Enhed Fly Mål Bombelast Afsendt Bombet Sprængbomber Brandbomber Fragment 1st Air Division 91A 12 12 Chemnitz M/Y 120 x 500 91B 12 12 Chemnitz M/Y 120 x 500 91C 13 12 Chemnitz M/Y 120 x 500 92A 12 12 Ruhland Oil Refinery 120 x 500 92B 12 10 Chemnitz M/Y 100 x 500 92B 1 Nidda, Germany 10 x 500 92B 1 50,14'N 08,39'E RR 10 x 500 92C 12 12 Chemnitz M/Y 120 x 00 303A 13 12 Hanover-Hannomag Tank 213 x 250 303A 1 Breckum Germany 9 x 250 303A 1 Breckum, Germany 20 x 250 303B 13 12 Hanover-Hannomag Tank 238 x 250 303C 13 9 Hanover-Hannomag Tank 168 x 250 305A 12 12 Lauta, Germany 120 x 500 305B 12 6 Plauen, Germany 50 x 500 305B 5 Lauta, Germany 50 x 500 305C 12 11 Ruhland Oil Plant 110 x 500 305C 1 Elsterwarda, Germany 10 x 500 379A 12 11 Misburg Oil Refinery 131 x 500 379B 13 13 Hanover-Hannomag Tank 155 x 500 379C 13 12 Misburg Oil Refinery 143 x 500 384A 12 12 Hanover-Hannomag Tank 239 x 250 384B 13 13 Hanover-Hannomag Tank 259 x 250 384C 12 11 Hanover-Hannomag Tank 219 x 250 398A 12 12 Chemnitz M/Y 213 x 250 398B 13 13 Chemnitz M/Y 233 x 250 398C 12 12 Chemnitz M/Y 215 x 250 401A 13 12 Chemnitz M/Y 120 x 500 401B 13 12 Chemnitz M/Y 180 x 250 20 x 500 401C 12 11 Chemnitz M/Y 106 x 500 457A 13 11 Chemnitz M/Y 110 x 500 457A 1 Meiningen, Germany 10 x 500 457B 13 12 Chemnitz M/Y 120 x 500 457C 12 12 Chemnitz M/Y 120 x 500 B-24J 44-40475 fra 458th BG (752nd BS) i færd med at kaste sin last af bomber over Bielefeld, der var dagens sekundære mål, hvis flyene ikke var i stand til at bombe broen ved Nienburg. 2ndAir Division 389A 10 9 Magdeburg/Rothensee 78 x 500 389B 10 7 Magdeburg/Rothensee 76 x 500 389C 10 7 Magdeburg/Rothensee 82 x 500 445A 11 11 Magdeburg/Rothensee 98 x 500 2 x 70 445B 11 11 Magdeburg/Rothensee 96 x 500 1 x 70 453A 11 11 Magdeburg/Rothensee 98 x 500 1 x 70 453B 11 11 Magdeburg/Rothensee 104 x 500 2 x 70 453C 11 11 Magdeburg/Rothensee 104 x 500 2 x 70 44A 11 10 Magdeburg/Rothensee 96 x 500 44B 11 10 Magdeburg/Rothensee 98 x 500 392A 10 10 Magdeburg/Rothensee 88 x 500 4 x 70 392B 11 10 Magdeburg/Rothensee 94 500 3 x 70 110 x 500 491A 9 9 Magdeburg/Rothensee 78 x 500 5 x 70 491B 9 9 Magdeburg/Rothensee 84 x 500 5 x 70 491C 10 10 Magdeburg/Rothensee 86 x 599 5 x 70 93A 10 10 Magdeburg/Rothensee 90 x 500 1 x 70 93B 11 11 Magdeburg/Rothensee 105 x 500 446A 11 10 Magdeburg/Rothensee 102 x 500 446B 10 9 Magdeburg/Rothensee 100 x 500 448A 11 10 Magdeburg/Rothensee 80 x 500 448B 11 9 Magdeburg/Rothensee 84 x 500 448C 6 Magdeburg/Rothensee Chaff 458A 9 9 Bielefeld RW Center 50 x 1000 458B 10 10 Nienburg RR Bridge 58 x 1000 458C 10 9 Nienburg RR Bridge 52 x 1000 466A 9 8 Bielefeld RR Center 44 x 1000 466B 9 7 Nienburg RR Bridge 40 x 1000 466C 10 6 Bielefeld RR Center 21 x 1000 466C 4 Nienburg 44 x 1000 467A 9 7 Nienburg RR Bridge 38 x 1000 467A 1 Bielefeld RR Center 6 x 1000 467A 1 Stedorf 6 x 1000 467B 8 2 Nienburg RR Bridge 12 x 1000 467B 6 Bielefeld RR Center 34 x 1000 467C 8 8 Bielefeld RR Center 45 x 1000 467D 12 12 Bielefeld RR Center 64 x 1000 MIAG i Braunschweig blev bombet den 3. marts 1945, men det var ikke den første gang at fabrikken blev udsat for bombeangreb. Her ses skader efter et angreb den 20. februar 1944, hvor en detonerende bombe har væltet en 40 meter høj kran ned over bygninger. 3rd Air Division 100A 12 11 Brunswick-Bussing M/T 79 x 500 94 x 500 100B 13 12 Brunswick-Bussing M/T 85 x 500 66 x 500 100C 13 13 Brunswick-Bussing M/T 92 x 500 72 x 500 Chaff 6 4 Brunswick-Bussing M/T 48 x 250 95A 12 11 Brunswick-Bussing M/T 79 x 500 60 x 500 95B 13 13 Brunswick-Bussing M/T 93 x 500 72 x 500 95C 13 13 Brunswick-Bussing M/T 93 x 500 72 x 500 390A 12 12 Brunswick Wilke Werk Oil 85 x 500 66 x 500 390B 13 12 Brunswick Plant Equip 85 x 500 66 x 500 390C 13 13 Hereford 92 x 500 72 x 500 486A 9 8 Brunswick Wilke Werke Oil 56 x 500 48 x 500 486B 10 10 Hereford 70 x 500 60 x 500 486C 10 10 Brunswick Wilke Werke Oil 70 x 500 60 x 500 486D 11 10 Brunswick Wilke Werke Oil 67 x 500 60 x 500 487A 9 9 Brunswick-Milag Tank 63 x 500 54 x 500 487B 10 6 Bielefeld RR Center 42 x 500 36 x 500 487B 1 Osnabrück M/Y 7 x 500 6 x 500 487B 1 Brunswick-Milag Tank 7 x 500 6 x 500 487C 10 8 Brunswick-Milag Tank 53 x 500 46 x 500 487C 1 RR Center 7 x 500 6 x 500 487D 10 9 Brunswick-Milag Tank 65 x 500 54 x 500 487D 1 Bielefeld RR Center 7 x 500 6 x 500 447A 10 10 Brunswick-Milag Tank 70 x 500 60 x 500 447B 10 9 Brunswick-Milag Tank 75 x 500 42 x 500 447C 9 8 Brunswick-Milag Tank 69 x 500 35 x 500 447D 9 6 Brunswick-Milag Tank 5 8 x 500 20 x 500 96A 9 9 Dallbergen Oil Ref 123 x 500 388D 2 2 Dallbergen Oil Ref 22 x 500 96B 13 13 Dollbergen Oil Ref 182 x 500 96C 13 13 Dollbergen Oil Ref 182 x 500 388A 12 12 Gütersloh 2 40 x 250 388B 12 12 Hildesheim VDM 240 x 250 388C 12 11 Hildesheim-VDM 220 x 250 452A 12 10 Dedenhauser Oil Ref 192 x 250 452A 2 Bielefeld RR Center 48 x 250 452B 13 12 Dedenhausen Oil Ref 216 x 300 24 x 250 452C 13 8 Dedenhausen Oil Ref 160 x 250 452C 5 Hildesheim-VDM 100 x 250 34A 12 11 Bielefeld RR Center 154 x 500 34B 13 11 Dedenhausen Oil Ref 154 x 500 34B 2 Bielefeld RR Center 28 x 500 34C 13 12 Dedenhausen Oil Ref 168 x 500 490A 12 12 Nienhagen Oil Ref 165 x 500 490B 13 13 Nienhagen Oil Ref 182 x 500 490C 13 13 Nienhagen Oil Ref 182 x 500 493A 9 7 Nienhagen Oil Ref 98 x 500 493B 11 11 Nienhagen Oil Ref 154 x 500 493C 9 9 Hildesheim VDM 126 x 500 Der var over de fleste af målene 6/10 til 10/10 skydække, men over nogle mål kun 2/10 til 4/10 skydække, hvorfor man her kunne bombe visuelt. De andre steder bombede man ved hjælp af radar. Alle 10 primære mål blev bombet, men på grund af vejret ikke i det planlagte omfang. Til gengæld blev fire sekundære mål samt flere alternative mål ligeledes bombet. Bombeformationerne blev angrebet af Me 262ere og Me 109 i områderne ved Braunschweig samt Hildesheim, hvorved fire bombefly gik tabt i løbet af tre angreb. Bombebesætningerne så også andre Me 262 samt Me 163, men ingen af disse kom til angreb.
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