Attack Bombers We Need You!

Attack Bombers We Need You! by Conte, Ralph. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780971238701.

A History of the 416th Bombardment Group (L) flying A-20 and A-26 Twin Engine Bombers in the European Theater of Operations. The formation of the group and every one of the 285 combat missions flown is detailed, listing the lead pilots and bombardier-navigators of the formations. Commendations from Ground Forces Commanders are included, thanking the group for their outstanding bombing techniques in eliminating enemy concentrations of troops and equipment, hindering the advancing allied forces after D-Day. The Group earned the Distinguished Unit Commendation for destroying the last remaining bridge over the Seine River, trapping some 200,000 enemy troops in the Falaise Gap who were trying to return to Germany, being pushed by Allied Forces from the Normandy Beaches. We flew two combat missions on D-Day supporting beachhead warriors. The 416th were the first group of the 9th Air Force to use A-20 and A-26 bombers in Europe.