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si.ceiuesastIsn the hard15 OfJnder For-irerful e thlt;^ ;ecur~ •itain,must ;nt of peech plans i 1944com-world* 1 “the:r by mt of id airTo The Ground Soldier: Meet Your Air ForcesFor the ground-i'orce soldier who lives by squads, platoons, companies, and on up .the line, Air Forces’ nomenclature doesn’t always add up. In the days to come, ground troops-are going to see a jot more of the Air Forces: hence, herewith an official glossary to operational terms:A flight comprises three or more aircraft.A squadron comprises two or more flights.A group comprises three or more squadrons.A wing comprises three or more groups. ...A division’s composition is unlimited, ■ depending upon the number of groups available to be assigned to it.A mission is an ordered operation against the enemy—dropping bombs, strafing, dropping parachute troops, diversions (missions intended to draw the enemy away from the main objective), taking photographs, etc,A sortie is accomplished by a single aircraft when,.on an ordered operation, it enters an area where tne enemy’s defense usually is active, or is on a mission in the course of which tHe aircraft is subjected to enemy attack. Thus, if 1,000 heavy bombers attack Germany,-1,000 sorties are accom- . plished.n the
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Northern Ireland Stars and Stripes
Belfast, Ulster, GB
Tue, Apr 04, 1944
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