Ninth Air Force
3 May 1945Official Description
132 A-26’s (on final 9th Bomb Div raid) bomb Stod ammo plant. IX TAC escorts 9th Bomb Div and C47’s and flies A/F cover. XIX TAC patrols US Third Army front, flies armed Reconaissance over Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia in frontline areas and around Kiel and Lubeck, and escorts 9th Bomb Div. XXIX TAC escorts C47’s, flies sweeps, and hits shipping in Kiel-Lubeck area.
Mission Details
Stod
Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 132
Stod
Description: Fighter Escort
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Kiel / Lubeck / US Third Army Front
Description: Fighter patrols

- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Kiel / Lubeck
Description: Fighter escorts and sweeps
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force