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Originally Posted by Reiben COL. Glendon P. Overing commadned 486th wing which bombed dresden before main attack.
Col. Robert Taylor III commanded the 487th wing which bombed Dresden on same say as 486th
Cormier led a raid on 24/8/1944 on Dresden |
Correct.
The raid of 24th August 1944 was the first of 4 raids by the USAAF on Dresden and its suburbs.
The second was on the 7th October 1944, the third was on 16th January 1945, and the fourth and last was as part of the 'firestorm' raid of 13th February 1945.
Your turn Reiben