The 98th was one of five bomb groups taking part in the attack.
Two bomb groups had begun to arrive on August 7.
Most German jets destroyed by one bomb group for the entire war: seven.
Beginning in the summer of 1947, the 92nd and 98th Bomb Groups arrived.
The wing and its bomb groups were all inactivated in 1949.
Most German jets destroyed by a single bomb group on one mission: six.
This was a memorable mission for the 330th Bomb Group.
The 305th Bomb Group lost 130 men (87%), with 36 killed.
At the same time, she received the markings of the 447th Bomb Group.
After three years of service with the B-57s in tactical bomb groups, the decision was made to phase out the B-57.