U.S. FLIERS SMASH FOCKE-WULF BREMEN PLANT, R.A.F. HITS SKODA WORKS; 71 BOMBERS LOST (4/18/43)

Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 4/18/43 | Milton Bracker, Frank L. Kluckhohn, George Axelsson, Daniel T. Brigham, Sidney Shalett, more

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It would have been obvious for some time to the high command that there could be no Cross-Channel invasion in 1943. There was not enough sealift and landing craft to do both Sicily (and later Italy) and the invasion of France at the same time.

The decision not to stop with North Africa and proceed on to Sicily really forced the issue.

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Post war studies seem to conclusively give the credit to Barber.

Thanks.

I wasn't there, and I can't speak to the men's motivation.

I would imagine pride had something to do with it. If both tagged a different Betty, I would presume neither pilot had any way of knowing until after the war which plane was carrying Yamamoto. By then, details of where the planes actually impacted had blurred.