Re: Mission Leaders

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                                        <b>Posted:</b><br>
                                        <b>By: </b><a href='mailto:win-z@juno.com'>Win Bryson</a><br>
                                        <b>On: </b>07/31/2004 <br>
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                                    <td style='vertical-align: top;'>Fred:<br><br>The book 'The Bombers' by Robin Cross, (C.1987, Macmillan Publishing Co., ISBN 0-02-528930) has quite a bit of detail about formation flying, along with illustrations, including how Groups assembled.  It shows how the 54-plane 'box' or 'wing' is made-up of multiples of the basic 3-plane 'vic' or 'V'. <br><br>I've seen this book available in stores, and accessible in libraries.<br><br>The only 'correction' to the book's info I know of, brought to my attention by a 401BG vet, was the book's over-target diagram (on p.153). Instead of the complex over-target maneuvers in the diagram, I understand the formation 'boxes' stayed in the same order and altitude over the target.<br><br>Win<br><br></td>
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