Categories
U.S. bomb groups were numbered and classified into four types: Very Heavy (VH), Heavy (H), Medium (M), and Light (L). Groups which combined bombers of differing categories into a single administrative organization were designated "Composite" groups. Bomber aircraft were assigned to groups by category:
- Very Heavy: B-29 Superfortress, B-32 Dominator
- Heavy: B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator
- Medium: B-25 Mitchell, B-26 Marauder
- Light: A-20 Havoc, A-26 Invader
(The USAAF also operated two fighter-bombers during the period, The A-24 and the A-36. Groups for those types were first classified Light Bomb, then Dive Bomb, before being re-classified as Fighter.)
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