Американские управляемые бомбы в Европе и Бирме (1944-1945)

American guided bomb
The 493rd Bomb Squadron also dropped Azon bombs in Burma in early 1945 from similarly modified B 24s, based at Pandaveswar Airfield, India, with considerable success, fulfilling the designers' original purpose for the ordnance.

+Azon Operations in Europe by the Eighth Air Force, June–September 1944 Target Date Result Melun June 8, 1944 Mission 400: an attack on the Melun bridge by an Azon unit is foiled by clouds. Ham sur Somme June 14, 1944 Mission 412: 7 of 15 B 24s hit the bridge over the Somme at Ham and 5 use Azon bombs against targets of opportunity; no losses. Étaples June 15, 1944 Mission 414: 12 B 24s use Azon bombs against Étaples railroad bridge and 7 others use the bombs against the Pecrone railroad bridge. Saumur June 22, 1944 Mission 432: 9 of 10 B 24s use Azon bombs against the Saumur Bridge. Esternay August 17, 1944 Mission 558: 10 B 24s are dispatched to drop Azon bombs on the Les Foulons rail bridge near Esternay but the mission is abandoned due to deteriorating weather. Moerdijk August 25, 1944 Mission 571: 10 of 10 B 24s fly an Azon bomb mission to attack railroad bridge at Moerdijk, Netherlands but the target is missed by all 40 bombs launched. MoerdijkAugust 26, 1944Mission 577: a second attempt on the Moerdijk rail bridge is made with 9 aircraft, but clouds prevent an attack. Ravenstein September 1, 1944 Mission 597: 12 of 12 Azon equipped B 24s hit the Ravenstein rail bridge in the Netherlands, without loss. Hemmingstedt & Kropp September 13, 1944 Mission 629: 6 of 11 B 24s dispatched on an Azon mission attacked the Hemmingstedt oil refinery and 5 hit the secondary target, ammunition dumps at Kropp. Operation Aphrodite guided bombs also attacked Hemmingstedt the next day.