Armand Eschola

Military

Feb 15, 1945 Cottbus mission. The weather was obscured over the primary so the attackers hit the marshalling yards at Cottbus. ME-163's and 8 FW-190's threatened but were chased off by P-51's. Flak and rockets were accurate over the target.

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The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 229-230