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Old 06-06-2008, 10:25 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Kyt View Post
That would have been the number od sorties, not actual bombers. Many crews flew more than one sortie on the day.

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* However, it depends upon how it was worded. The "etc" may imply the number of bombers involved in BC missions, and diversionary missions, including those dropping Window around the Pas de Calais
It was probably worded "supporting the D-Day landings. So I would say it was how many flew from England to France on the day/days June 6th onwards.

Does this make more sense?
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