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| '''Joseph Corley''' <br/>7/24/2004 9:48:54 AM 
| I notice that in some instances there will be two (2) leaders listed for a mission. One is listed as &quot;A&quot; and the other as &quot;B&quot;. What is the significance of this? I only see this in the &quot;Sixty Years Ago Today&quot; section of the Website. Can someone enlighten me?<br/>  
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| '''Arthur R. Seder, Jr.''' <br/>7/26/2004 5:35:17 PM 
| Elements of the 401st sometimes flew with Squadrons from other Groups to make up a composite formation or &quot;Box&quot;. For example, see Mission No. 94 in the &quot;Missions&quot; page of the web site, and you will see that the 401st provided the High Boxes of the 94th &quot;A&quot; and &quot;B&quot; Combat Wings, Major White flying the lead of the &quot;A&quot; Box and Major Hinkle the lead of the &quot;B&quot; Box.<br/>  
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| '''Fred Corley''' <br/>7/31/2004 4:16:14 PM 
| Thank you very much. Now I understand.<br/>  
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| '''Win Bryson''' <br/>7/31/2004 6:49:38 PM 
| 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/>  
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